naturalize

Word family  noun nature naturalist naturalism naturalization naturalness the supernatural natural naturist naturism adjective natural ≠ unnatural supernatural naturalistic verb naturalize adverb naturally ≠ unnaturally naturalistically supernaturally

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nat·u·ral·ize (also naturalise British English) /ˈnætʃərəlaɪz/ verb  be naturalized if someone born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country 使归化，使〔外国人〕入国籍 —naturalization /ˌnætʃərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

naturalize• In all, the Boston office naturalized 21,052 citizens in 2000, compared to 5,923 in 1990, the Globe reported Wednesday.• Few are naturalized and most do not wish to be.• naturalized U.S. citizensFrom Longman Business Dictionarynaturalizenat‧u‧ral‧ize /ˈnætʃərəlaɪz/ (also naturalise British English) verb be naturalized if someone who was born outside the country they now live in is naturalized, they become a citizen of the country they are living inMore than 100,000 immigrants were recently naturalized without proper background checks. —naturalizeda naturalized American —naturalization noun [uncountable]a certificate of naturalization→ See Verb table

nat·u·ral·ize verbChineseSyllable  

Corpus outside particular naturalized, a someone they born country Business is if become

naturalize
nat‧u‧ral‧ize (also naturalise British English) /ˈnætʃərəlaɪz/ verbbe naturalized if someone born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country
—naturalization /ˌnætʃərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]

nat·ur·al·ize (BrE also nat·ur·al·ise) BrE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they naturalize BrE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it naturalizes BrE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple naturalized BrE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzd/ 🔊past participle naturalized BrE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form naturalizing BrE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnætʃrəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] [transitive] ~ sb to make sb who was not born in a particular country a citizen of that country 使加入…国籍；使成为某国公民；归化 [transitive] ~ sth to introduce a plant or an animal to a country where it is not native 引进（动植物）；移植 [intransitive] (of a plant or an animal 动植物) to start growing or living naturally in a country where it is not native 适应异域生长环境▸ nat·ur·al·iza·tion, nat·ur·al·isa·tion BrE /ˌnætʃrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnætʃrələˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]