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
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnaturalizenat‧u‧ral‧ize (also naturalise British English) /ˈnætʃərəlaɪz/ verb → be naturalized —naturalization /ˌnætʃərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples 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 