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}]