naturalise

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naturalise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  naturalise
      v 1: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized
           into an American setting" [syn: naturalize, naturalise]
      2: make more natural or lifelike [syn: naturalize,
         naturalise] [ant: denaturalise, denaturalize]
      3: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last
         year" [syn: naturalize, naturalise] [ant: denaturalise,
         denaturalize]
      4: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
         "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: domesticate,
         cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame]