Naturalization
[n] changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
[n] the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
[n] the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
[n] the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
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about-face, acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, acculturation, accustoming, adaption, adjustment, admission, adoption, affiliation, alchemy, Americanization, assimilation, assumption, becoming, breaking, breaking-in, case hardening, change, chang