naturalise en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle French naturaliser. By surface analysis, natural + -ise.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, nonstandard) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of naturalize.
alt of naturalize
In Madame de Mercœur they were naturalised by a total deficiency of imagination. She was kind, good, and even penetrating, when enlightened by the affections; but head is required for the very highest qualities of the heart, and those were beyond Madame de Mercœur.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| naturalising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| naturalised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| naturalised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| naturalises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |