Home › Words › N › naturalizationnaturalizationnaturalization means the action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.EtymologyFrom Middle French naturalisation.nounThe action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use.The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.naturalize 83% match — To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen. vs naturalization →denization 76% match — The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen; naturalization. vs naturalization →endenization 74% match — The act of naturalizing, or accepting as a denizen. vs naturalization →denizenation 74% match — The act of making a denizen; naturalization. vs naturalization →naturalized 72% match — Adopted; granted citizenship; belonging after being introduced. vs naturalization →denizen 71% match — An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place. vs naturalization →citizenize 66% match — To make (or become) a citizen of. vs naturalization →denaturalization 66% match — The act or process of denaturalizing, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing. vs naturalization →