Synonyms for naturalize
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Cultivate
2. Acclimate
acclimate US, acclimatize, acclimatise UK, adapt, habituate, accustom, familiarize UK US, familiarise UK
Other
paronymize rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
- v. 2
To acclimatize an animal or plant.
Related words
- Word family
- naturalized naturalization
- Other spellings
- naturalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- naturalized
e.g. naturalized → cultivated, domesticated, tamed, acclimated…
Example sentences
- cultivate I continuously find ways to cultivate my passions.
- domesticate We didn't domesticate cats; cats domesticated us.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| naturalize | rising | |
| cultivate | rising | |
| domesticate | rising | |
| acclimatize | rising | |
| habituate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tame1
- 5 letters
- adapt2
- 8 letters
- accustom3
- 9 letters
- cultivate3, acclimate3, habituate
- 10 letters
- paronymize
- 11 letters
- familiarize4, familiarise, domesticate4, acclimatize, acclimatise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adapt2 = 2 syllables).