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NATURALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
Example:
the naturalization in English of many Italian words
Synonyms:
naturalisation; naturalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("naturalization" is a kind of...):
adoption; borrowing (the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source)
Derivation:
naturalize (adopt to another place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
Synonyms:
naturalisation; naturalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("naturalization" is a kind of...):
debut; entry; first appearance; introduction; launching; unveiling (the act of beginning something new)
Derivation:
naturalize (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
Synonyms:
naturalisation; naturalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("naturalization" is a kind of...):
legal proceeding; proceeding; proceedings ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
naturalize (make into a citizen)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The quality of being brought into conformity with nature
Synonyms:
naturalisation; naturalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("naturalization" is a kind of...):
naturalness (the quality of being natural or based on natural principles)
Derivation:
naturalize (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment)
naturalize (make more natural or lifelike)
