naturalize
verb (used with object)
to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
have naturalized
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present perfectof naturalize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t seem to have naturalized too many people at this point, but it is now again possible.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023
And as a systems and operations engineer for NASA’s Mars missions, responsible for driving robots across unforgiving alien terrain, “I do feel a bit like I have naturalized dual citizenship,” Stroupe added.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2019
That we have naturalized this—that we expect nothing less, in fact—shows how far we’ve already gone down a bad, bad road.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2018
Better to pick from a field where they have naturalized or, better yet, from your own organic, unsprayed garden.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2017
To this class of stories belong nearly all the tales which, under considerably modified forms, have naturalized themselves in the nurseries of Europe.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Anonymous
