to naturalize
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6.0
- verb
- /ˈnæʧərəˌlaɪz/
- Formal
:
naturalizar
- As for why some people don't want to be naturalized, there are many, many good reasons.
- become naturalized
- naturalized citizens
- naturalize immigrants
And today, I mean, if you may not know what it requires to be naturalized in America, you have to have a green card.
- And today, I mean, if you may not know what it requires to be naturalized in America, you have to have a green card.
Examples
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Indeed, some of the worst foreign terrorists have been naturalized citizens.
Academic text (2002) -
Louis Rapoux, an immigrant to this country, sought to become a naturalized citizen.
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But your father did naturalize eventually.
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and then I got naturalized through my marriage to Rachel.
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In the 1980s and 1990s, similar motives prompted immigrants to naturalize in ever larger numbers.
Academic text (2001) -
I've already been naturalized.
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By 1930, over 60 percent of foreign-born non-Jewish East Europeans were naturalized, compared to only 25 percent in 1910.
Academic text (1992) -
After moving to the United States for work, she decided to naturalize as a citizen.
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He began the process to naturalize after living in the country for several years.
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Many immigrants wish to naturalize in order to vote and fully participate in society.
Synonyms
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8.5
To give someone full citizenship and rights, often after slavery
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Etymology
Naturalize comes from the Latin natura meaning 'birth', and a helpful way to remember the citizenship meaning is to think of making someone, by law, like they were 'born' in that country. This idea links to the common word native, which comes from the same root.