naturalize
na·tu·ra·lize
verb
1.
- “The French family was naturalized last year”
3.
- “The stories had become naturalized into an American setting”
4.
Origin
From Middle French naturaliser. By surface analysis, natural + -ize.
Phrases
- unadapted borrowing
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