Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

naturalize

 verb
     
nat‧u‧ral‧ize also naturalise British English

be naturalized

if someone born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country
—naturalization noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary