naturalize
verb [T] (UK usually naturalise) /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl.aɪz/
/-ɚ.rə.laɪz/ Definition
› to make someone a legal citizen of a country that they were not born in: a naturalized US citizen She has lived in Australia for a long time, and recently she was naturalized.Country and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names naturalization (UK usually naturalisation) /ˌnætʃ.ər.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
/-ɚ.rə.lə-/ noun [U]
/-ɚ.rə.lə-/ noun [U] (Definition of naturalize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- abroad adverb (OTHER COUNTRY)
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