naturalize

== English == === Alternative forms === naturalise === Etymology === From Middle French naturaliser. By surface analysis, natural +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnæt͡ʃəɹəˌlaɪz/, /ˈnæt͡ʃɹəˌlaɪz/ === Verb === naturalize (third-person singular simple present naturalizes, present participle naturalizing, simple past and past participle naturalized) (transitive) To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen. (transitive) To acclimatize an animal or plant. To make natural. (transitive) To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones. (linguistics, transitive) To make (a word) a natural part of the language, using the native homologue of each phoneme (and often for each morpheme) of the imported word (e.g., native inflections). Synonym: paronymize Hyponym: anglicise (transitive, intransitive) To study nature. ==== Antonyms ==== denaturalize, exile (verb), expatriate (verb), other (verb), supernaturalize ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (linguistics): approximation, hyperforeignism, loanword, unadapted borrowing ==== References ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === naturalize inflection of naturalizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative