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Naturalize

To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study.

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Broader term 7

Accommodate 76% connected

To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

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Adapt 76% connected

Fitted; suited.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Explain 76% connected

To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.

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Explicate 76% connected

Evolved; unfolded.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Naturalization 74% connected

The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being natura…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Naturalization 74% connected

The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being natura…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Immigrate 72% connected

To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate.

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Cultivate 92% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Domesticate 92% connected

To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tame 92% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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