NATURALIZE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word naturalize. (close relations)
Definition of NATURALIZE
Best Alternative Words for NATURALIZE
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domesticate | verbv | |||||||
verb • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable • make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | ||||||||
acclimate | verbv | |||||||
verb • get used to a certain climate | ||||||||
acclimatize | verbv | |||||||
verb • get used to a certain climate | ||||||||
adapt | verbv | |||||||
verb • make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | ||||||||
assimilate | verbv | |||||||
verb • take up mentally • become similar to one's environment • make similar • take (gas, light or heat) into a solution • become similar in sound | ||||||||
establish | verbv | |||||||
verb • set up or found • set up or lay the groundwork for • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment • institute, enact, or establish • bring about • place • build or establish something abstract • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
familiarize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make familiar or conversant with | ||||||||
integrate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make into a whole or make part of a whole • open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups • become one; become integrated • calculate the integral of; calculate by integration | ||||||||
naturalise | verbv | |||||||
verb • adopt to another place • make more natural or lifelike • make into a citizen • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||||
cultivate | verbv | |||||||
verb • foster the growth of • prepare for crops • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||||
tame | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • very restrained or quiet • brought from wildness into a domesticated state adjective satellite • flat and uninspiring • very docile verb • correct by punishment or discipline • make less strong or intense; soften • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable • make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans |