How to Use naturalize in a Sentence

naturalize

verb
Definition of naturalizenext
Synonyms for naturalizenext
  • Before you naturalize bulbs in your lawn, fertilize well.
  • Several Asian fish have become naturalized in these lakes.
  • naturalized citizens of the U.S.
  • These daisies naturalize well in the Pacific Northwest.
  • The government refused to naturalize them without documentation.
  • Three of them were born in the U.S., and one was naturalized in 2000.
    — latimes.com, 15 July 2019
  • Squill will naturalize over time in garden beds or even on the lawn.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Still, shoppers say that the paste works well to brighten teeth and naturalize bad breath.
    — Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The hard work paid off: In 2021, Cao became naturalized — one of the proudest moments in her life, Pham said.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • Three of the women were born in the United States; the fourth, Omar, was a refugee from Somalia and naturalized almost two decades ago.
    — John Myers, latimes.com, 15 July 2019
  • On April 1, the cost of the application to naturalize is climbing as much as 19%.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • In Bowles’s day, snowdrops had been in England long enough for colonies to naturalize in undisturbed sites.
    — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021
  • This heirloom was first planted in the 1500s and is beloved for its ability to naturalize.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
  • On April 1, the cost of the application to naturalize rose as much as 19% for some applicants.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Eleven of South Korea’s naturalized Olympians in 2018 are on its men’s (seven) and women’s (four) hockey teams.
    — JerÉ Longman and Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Something that is often missed in this debate is that switching to lower case is also a way to naturalize a word.
    — Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The leaves die back after flowers fade, but summer snowflake comes back every spring, producing more and more blooms as the bulbs naturalize.
    — Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Calls and murmurs of birds fill the air scented with native cordgrass, marsh gumplant, and alkali heath, all planted and naturalized in the 10 years since these salt ponds were opened to the bay.
    — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
  • To naturalize it, therefore, in Europe, would be an immense service to mankind.
    — Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2020
  • There is actually a much wider range of blooms that will naturalize and give color to your spring garden year after year.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Anemones naturalize well under taller bulbs or in rock gardens.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Species Tulips The most reliable perennial tulips, species tulips will naturalize, or spread, over time to create drifts of color.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Court documents show that the husband and wife are naturalized U.S. citizens who moved to Portland in 1995.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Timothy Meaher had pressured the African men, who had been naturalized in 1868, to vote Democrat, the pro-slavery party.
    — National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
  • If any of your ancestors naturalized, giving up their Italian citizenship before the birth of the next person in line, the line ends there.
    — Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • On a broader scale, all children whose parents weren’t naturalized at the time of their birth would risk losing their citizenship.
    — Hardeep Dhillon, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Thousands of people are naturalized in these states every year.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • At the same time, Helen must contend with the knowledge that what feels wildly original to her is considered, at best, ordinary, naturalized to the point of de-skilled, even rote.
    — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • This spring, at age 62, I was naturalized as a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.
    — Steven A. Harvey, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Italy Italy grants citizenship by descent if the applicant’s Italian ancestor did not naturalize abroad before the birth of their child in his or her direct line.
    — Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024

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