naturalizing

verb

present participle of naturalize
1
as in adopting

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2
as in accustoming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalizing
  1. adopting
  2. adapting
  3. domesticating
  4. familiarizing
  5. borrowing
  6. adjusting
  7. usurping
  8. habituating
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  • Not Respecting Shrines and Temples Most Japanese people have a very loose relationship to religion compared to some Westerners, adopting practices from Buddhism, Shinto, and even Christianity.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • During the past decade, underwriters have pushed buzzy tech companies into adopting more staggered or shortened release dates for insiders to sell their shares, some even contingent on earnings or stock-price increases to dampen the flow.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of adopting
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  • Bateman agreed, acknowledging the pressure that comes with adapting a fan-favorite novel.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The companies adapting fastest are not asking how AI will reshape their workforce.
    — Sue Mysko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • 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
  • Tens of thousands of years ago, humans began domesticating wild wolves to make hunting, gathering food and protection easier, according to Science News.
    — K'mari Greene, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of domesticating
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  • Our World Cup homepage has the major stories, but a good place to start is familiarizing yourself with the top 50 players of the tournament.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Guidance for Out-of-State Injury Claims Those considering a claim may benefit from familiarizing themselves with the legal process and, where appropriate, consulting a qualified Nevada attorney experienced in handling out-of-state injury claims.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Definition of familiarizing
Verb
  • And mortgage rates won’t go down until government debts and deficits go down — since the housing market competes for borrowing with the federal government.
    — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026
  • Production runs from a Los Angeles home base plus two traveling studios that move to the best matches each day, borrowing the fanfest grammar of Big Noon Kickoff.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
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  • Adamala’s team fiddled with their cellular brew, switching genes in and out and adjusting concentrations of various molecules, to get the crucial information-carrying and protein-making genetic systems to jibe.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Consider adjusting commission rates based on the type of sale.
    — Kate Morgan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of adjusting
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  • Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The opposition’s narrative that Hollywood is usurping home rule is entirely backward.
    — Keith Poliakoff, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
Definition of usurping
Verb
  • The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.
    — Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of habituating
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