1. to grant citizenship to someone who was born in another country
2. to become a citizen of a country where one was not born
3. to introduce and establish a plant or animal in a region where it is not native
Usage: biology

Examples

• She decided to naturalize as an American citizen after living here for ten years.
• The government will naturalize qualified immigrants next month.
• European starlings were naturalized in North America in the 1890s.
• Bamboo has naturalized in many parts of the southern United States.
• The author tried to naturalize complex scientific concepts for general readers.
• Over time, the foreign customs became naturalized in the local culture.