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To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth).
(verb-transitive)
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To adopt (something foreign) into general use.
(verb-transitive)
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To adapt or acclimate (a plant or animal) to a new environment; introduce and establish as if native.
(verb-transitive)
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To cause to conform to nature.
(verb-transitive)
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To become naturalized or acclimated; undergo adaptation.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.