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taxonomy | naturalize |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb naturalize is

to grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    naturalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * naturalise

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen
  • To acclimatize an animal or plant
  • * Hawthorne
  • Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be naturalized in the New England climate.
  • To make natural
  • Custom naturalizes labour or study.
  • To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones
  • (linguistics) To make (a word) a natural part of the language.
  • English speakers have naturalized the French word "cafĂ©".

    Usage notes

    In English, foreign words are typically written in italics until they are naturalized .

    Antonyms

    * supernaturalize

    References