1. Make into a citizen
   "The French family was naturalised last year";
   - naturalize
    
2. Make more natural or lifelike
   "The taxidermist naturalised the pose of the mounted animal";
   - naturalize
    
3. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
   "They naturalised the exotic species in the garden";
   - domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, tame
    
4. Adapt to or become established in a new environment or culture
   "The stories had become naturalised into an American setting";
   - naturalize
    
5. Explain with reference to nature
   "The philosopher naturalised the concept of consciousness";
   - naturalize

Derived forms: naturalises, naturalising, naturalised

Type of: accommodate, adapt, alter, change, explain, explicate, modify

Antonym: denaturalise [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Naturalise