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naturalize

[nach-er-uh-lahyz, nach-ruh-] / ˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃ rə- /
VERB
confer citizenship upon
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He worked on a project to help identify native and naturalized ingredients in order to preserve and propagate them.

From New York Times

Ada Morales, a Guatemalan native who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1995, was first held overnight in a county jail in 2004 when authorities mistakenly identified her as living in the country illegally.

From Los Angeles Times

Later this year, the Russian parliament will vote on amendments submitted by Putin that would expand the grounds for canceling the citizenship of naturalized Russian citizens.

From Washington Post

She became a naturalized citizen and quickly took up marathon swimming, sometimes logging more than 800 miles a year.

From Washington Post

Hassan, who was born in Mogadishu, is a naturalized U.S. citizen.

From Seattle Times