naturalization

1. 1.

   the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

   Synonymsnaturalisation

   Broadernaturalness
2. 2.

   the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

   Synonymsnaturalisation

   Broaderproceeding

   law

3. 3.

   the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous

   Synonymsnaturalisation

   Broaderintroduction
4. 4.

   changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology

   “the naturalization in English of many Italian words”

   Synonymsnaturalisation

   Broaderborrowing

Other forms of naturalization

plural

naturalizations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about naturalization

What does naturalization mean?

naturalization means "the quality of being brought into conformity with nature". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in naturalization?

naturalization has 6 syllables: nat-u-ra-li-za-tion. The stress falls on "nat". In IPA it is /ˈnætʃɚələˈzeɪʃən/.

What is another word for naturalization?

Close synonyms include naturalisation, naturalisation, naturalisation, naturalisation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is naturalization a common word?

naturalization is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with naturalization?

94 words rhyme with naturalization. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.