naturalize
verb (used with object)
to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
naturalise
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a variation of
naturalize.
Example Sentences
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To avoid scrutiny from the Chinese authorities, he planned to naturalise as a Japanese citizen.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2023
The number of Syrians who naturalise is expected to also rise in 2022.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022
Should England naturalise top young foreign players from the big Premier League clubs?
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2010
Voltaire, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Diderot, Helvetius, Mirabeau himself—had gone there to naturalise their writings in this land of publicity.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde
It was in 1723 Jews were permitted to hold lands in this country, and thirty years after an Act was passed to naturalise them, but it was repealed in the following year.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Thomas T. Harman
