verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To convert into a paronym. rare, transitive
2. 2
   To adapt a word from a foreign language by rendering it into a native form. rare, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

naturalize

Etymology

From paronym + -ize.

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