naturalize
(UK also naturalise) /ˈnætʃərəlaɪz/ verb [I or T] LAWDefinition
› to make someone a citizen of a country they were not born in, or to become a citizen of a country you were not born in: be/become naturalized About 700,000 immigrants were naturalized as citizens last year, officials said. Not all permanent residents are eligible to naturalize. a naturalized citizen
(Definition of naturalize verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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