Naturalise

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  naturalise
       v 1: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized
            into an American setting" [syn: {naturalize}]
       2: make more natural or lifelike [syn: {naturalize}] [ant: {denaturalize}]
       3: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last
          year" [syn: {naturalize}] [ant: {denaturalize}]


       4: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
          "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: {domesticate}, {cultivate},
           {naturalize}, {tame}]