naturalizar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /na.tu.ɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [na.tu.ɾa.liˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /na.tu.ɾa.liˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /na.tu.ɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [na.tu.ɾa.liˈza(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /na.tu.ɾa.liˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.tu.ɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.tu.ɾɐ.liˈza.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: na‧tu‧ra‧li‧zar
Verb
naturalizar (first-person singular present naturalizo, first-person singular preterite naturalizei, past participle naturalizado)
- (transitive) to naturalize
- Antonym: desnaturalizar
Conjugation
Conjugation of naturalizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “naturalizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “naturalizar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
- “naturalizar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
- “naturalizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “naturalizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “naturalizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /natuɾaliˈθaɾ/ [na.t̪u.ɾa.liˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /natuɾaliˈsaɾ/ [na.t̪u.ɾa.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: na‧tu‧ra‧li‧zar
Verb
naturalizar (first-person singular present naturalizo, first-person singular preterite naturalicé, past participle naturalizado)
- (transitive) to naturalize
Conjugation
Conjugation of naturalizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of naturalizar (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive naturalizar | dative | naturalizarme | naturalizarte | naturalizarle, naturalizarse | naturalizarnos | naturalizaros | naturalizarles, naturalizarse |
| accusative | naturalizarme | naturalizarte | naturalizarlo, naturalizarla, naturalizarse | naturalizarnos | naturalizaros | naturalizarlos, naturalizarlas, naturalizarse | |
| with gerund naturalizando | dative | naturalizándome | naturalizándote | naturalizándole, naturalizándose | naturalizándonos | naturalizándoos | naturalizándoles, naturalizándose |
| accusative | naturalizándome | naturalizándote | naturalizándolo, naturalizándola, naturalizándose | naturalizándonos | naturalizándoos | naturalizándolos, naturalizándolas, naturalizándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative naturaliza | dative | naturalízame | naturalízate | naturalízale | naturalízanos | not used | naturalízales |
| accusative | naturalízame | naturalízate | naturalízalo, naturalízala | naturalízanos | not used | naturalízalos, naturalízalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative naturalizá | dative | naturalizame | naturalizate | naturalizale | naturalizanos | not used | naturalizales |
| accusative | naturalizame | naturalizate | naturalizalo, naturalizala | naturalizanos | not used | naturalizalos, naturalizalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative naturalice | dative | naturalíceme | not used | naturalícele, naturalícese | naturalícenos | not used | naturalíceles |
| accusative | naturalíceme | not used | naturalícelo, naturalícela, naturalícese | naturalícenos | not used | naturalícelos, naturalícelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative naturalicemos | dative | not used | naturalicémoste | naturalicémosle | naturalicémonos | naturalicémoos | naturalicémosles |
| accusative | not used | naturalicémoste | naturalicémoslo, naturalicémosla | naturalicémonos | naturalicémoos | naturalicémoslos, naturalicémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative naturalizad | dative | naturalizadme | not used | naturalizadle | naturalizadnos | naturalizaos | naturalizadles |
| accusative | naturalizadme | not used | naturalizadlo, naturalizadla | naturalizadnos | naturalizaos | naturalizadlos, naturalizadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative naturalicen | dative | naturalícenme | not used | naturalícenle | naturalícennos | not used | naturalícenles, naturalícense |
| accusative | naturalícenme | not used | naturalícenlo, naturalícenla | naturalícennos | not used | naturalícenlos, naturalícenlas, naturalícense | |
Further reading
- “naturalizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025