Adjective: naturalised 'na-chu-ru,lIzd
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: naturalized)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: naturalize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: naturalized)
- Planted so as to give an effect of wild growth
"drifts of naturalised daffodils";
- naturalized
- Introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
"The naturalised population of rabbits thrived in their new habitat";
- established, naturalized
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: naturalize)
- Make into a citizen
"The French family was naturalised last year";
- naturalize
- Make more natural or lifelike
"The taxidermist naturalised the pose of the mounted animal";
- naturalize
- Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"They naturalised the exotic species in the garden";
- domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, tame
- Adapt to or become established in a new environment or culture
"The stories had become naturalised into an American setting";
- naturalize
- Explain with reference to nature
"The philosopher naturalised the concept of consciousness";
- naturalize
See also: foreign, planted, strange
Type of: accommodate, adapt, alter, change, explain, explicate, modify
Antonym: denaturalise [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Naturalised
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