Naturalized — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make into a citizen

explain with reference to nature

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈætʃɚɹəlˌaɪzd/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈatʃəɹəlˌaɪzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈatʃəɹəlˌaɪzd/

5 syllables Say it as /nˈætʃɚɹəlˌaɪzd/.

Examples

The French family was naturalized last year
The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
domesticate oats

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

naturalise cultivate naturalize tame naturalised domesticate established

Antonyms

denaturalize

Parts of Speech

verb	make into a citizen “The French family was naturalized last year”
verb	explain with reference to nature
verb	adopt to another place “The stories had become naturalized into an American setting”
verb	make more natural or lifelike
verb	adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment “domesticate oats”
adjective	introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
adjective	planted so as to give an effect of wild growth “drifts of naturalized daffodils”

Word Forms

naturalization	noun	the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
naturalisation	noun	the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eingebürgert

zum Bürger machen

🇫🇷French

naturalisé

faire un citoyen

🇪🇸Spanish

naturalizado

convertirse en ciudadano

🇮🇹Italian

naturalizzato

trasformarlo in cittadino

🇳🇱Dutch

genaturaliseerd

tot burger maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

naturalizado

tornar-se cidadão

🇷🇺Russian

натурализованный

сделать гражданином

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देशीयकृत

नागरिक बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাভাবিকীকৃত

নাগরিকে পরিণত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

இயல்பாக்கப்பட்டது

ஒரு குடிமகனாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

సహజసిద్ధమైంది

ఒక పౌరుడిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नैसर्गिकीकृत

नागरिक बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નેચરલાઈઝ્ડ

નાગરિક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಪ್ರಜೆಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വാഭാവികമായി

ഒരു പൗരനാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੈਚੁਰਲਾਈਜ਼ਡ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

قدرتی

ایک شہری بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

归化的

成为公民

🇯🇵Japanese

帰化した

国民になる

🇰🇷Korean

귀화하다

시민으로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhập tịch

trở thành công dân

🇹🇭Thai

แปลงสัญชาติ

ทำให้เป็นพลเมือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dinaturalisasi

menjadikannya warga negara

🇵🇭Filipino

naturalisado

gawing mamamayan

🇲🇾Malay

naturalisasi

jadikan warganegara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متجنس

جعله مواطنا

🇮🇷Persian

تابعیت شده

تبدیل به یک شهروند

🇹🇷Turkish

vatandaşlığa kabul edilmiş

vatandaş yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

התאזרח

להפוך לאזרח

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The primary meaning of 'naturalized' is 'make into a citizen'.

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