/'nætʃrəlaɪz; `nætʃrəl,aɪz/
v [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] ~ sb/sth (in...)
1 make (sb from another country) a citizen (of the specified country) 使（外国人）入籍, 归化
*a naturalized American who was born in Poland 出生于波兰而入美国籍的人
* She's a German who was naturalized in Canada. 她是入了加拿大籍的德国人.
2 adopt (a foreign word, expression, etc) into a language 引进（外国词语等）
*English sporting terms have been naturalized in many languages. 英语的运动术语已被多种语言采用.
3 introduce (a plant or an animal) into a country where it is not native 引进（动植物）.

v
be naturalized
if someone who was born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country
>naturalization [,nætʃərəlaɪ'zeɪʃən (US) -lə-/