NATURALISE
Dictionary entry overview: What does naturalise mean?
• NATURALISE (verb)
The verb NATURALISE has 4 senses:
1. adopt to another place
2. make more natural or lifelike
3. make into a citizen
4. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Familiarity information: NATURALISE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• NATURALISE (verb)
Meaning:
Adopt to another place
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
naturalise; naturalize
Context example:
The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
Hypernyms (to "naturalise" is one way to...):
accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make more natural or lifelike
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
naturalise; naturalize
Hypernyms (to "naturalise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make into a citizen
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
naturalize; naturalise
Context example:
The French family was naturalized last year
Hypernyms (to "naturalise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
"Naturalise" entails doing...:
immigrate (come into a new country and change residency)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
domesticate; tame; cultivate; naturalise; naturalize
Context examples:
domesticate oats / tame the soil
Hypernyms (to "naturalise" is one way to...):
accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life (a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
