/ˈnætʃrəlaɪz ||; ˈnætʃrəlˌaɪz/(also -ise) verb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to make sb a citizen of a country where he/she was not born 接受（某人）成为国民；使入籍；使归化 ➔naturalization(also -isation) /ˌnætʃrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; US -lɪˈz- ||; ˌnætʃrəlɪˈzeʃən/ noun [U]