naturalize

verb

Definition of naturalizenext
1
as in to adopt

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2
as in to adapt

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Recent Examples of naturalize The messaging raises concerns among immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans about the potential for abuse. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2026 He was naturalized in 1949 and elected to Congress in 1956, the first Indian-American to serve there. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The Associated Press profiled the woman in 2024 as part of a story about how many international adoptees were left without citizenship because their American adoptive parents failed to naturalize them. — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 After 1804, however, hundreds of white French people remained in Haiti and were naturalized as Haitian citizens, securing equal rights under Dessalines’ 1805 Haitian constitution. — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for naturalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalize
  1. adopt
  2. adapt
  3. domesticate
  4. adjust
  5. borrow
  6. accustom
  7. assimilate
  8. familiarize
Verb
  • The agency also adopted additional security measures, such as surrounding the president with bullet-resistant glass at outdoor events.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of adopt
Verb
  • Each method can be adapted to fit different living situations, energy levels and comfort zones.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • The action movie directed by Francis Lawrence and adapted from Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel sees Zada step into the role that was previously played by Woody Harrelson.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of adapt
Verb
  • In a statement published in the Journal of Heredity, Bell suggested that the government should look into the possibility of domesticating manatees.
    — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • But the semiaquatic rodents are only reluctantly domesticated.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Definition of domesticate
Verb
  • Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • State and local policymakers should do what’s in the public’s best interest and adjust their alcohol taxation accordingly.
    — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of adjust
Verb
  • High bond yields make borrowing more expensive for average Americans, since 10-year Treasury rates influence the rates offered for a variety of loans, including mortgages.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Other platforms like TikTok and Instagram similarly borrow the wrong lessons from the scandal, Cambridge Analytica said.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of borrow
Verb
  • This represents a profound shift for institutions accustomed to centralized control.
    — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Hamner, who is thirty-three, is accustomed to places in crisis.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of accustom
Verb
  • Sugar is ordered by his fellow aliens to not assimilate during his time on Earth.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
  • These acts were a part of the state’s termination policy of Native communities, which sought to assimilate Native communities into mainstream society.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of assimilate
Verb
  • On Sunday, June 28, Caio Rocha Aguiar Arrabal was on a hike with others on the Pedra do Macaco trail in Maricá, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, to familiarize himself with the route, G1 reported.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • This has fueled the ‘spend not sell’ movement, in which builders seek to familiarize users with earning and spending their bitcoin rather than trading and falling for get-rich-quick schemes.
    — Abubakar Nur Khalil, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of familiarize

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