To naturalize someone — or for someone to be naturalized — is to make a person born in another country into a citizen of this country. It is the verb that matches naturalization.

a person born in another country一個在別的國家出生的人 into a citizen of this country變成這個國家的公民 is to make就是使 To naturalize someone讓某人歸化 or for someone to be naturalized或讓某人被歸化。It is the verb這是動詞 that matches naturalization對應「naturalization」這個名詞。

Governments naturalize people; we often use it in the passive (she was naturalized), because the state is the one that says yes. It is a formal word.

Governments政府 naturalize people讓人歸化；we often use it in the passive我們常用被動式 (she was naturalized)（她被歸化了），because因為 the state是國家 is the one that says yes點頭同意的一方。It is a formal word這是一個正式的用詞。

Friends would say She got her citizenship rather than She was naturalized. British spelling is often naturalise, with an s.

Friends朋友間 would say會說 She got her citizenship她拿到了公民身分 rather than而不是 She was naturalized她被歸化了。British spelling英式拼法 is often naturalise常寫成 naturalise，with an s多用一個 s。

Though actually, you will also see naturalize in science class: a plant or animal brought to a new place that then lives there as if it had always belonged is said to be naturalized. Same spelling, different job. The meaning you are learning here is the citizenship one.

Though actually不過其實，you will also see naturalize你在自然課裡也會看到 naturalize in science class這個詞：a plant or animal被帶到新地方的 brought to a new place動植物，that then lives there如果後來在那裡定居下來 as if it had always belonged彷彿本來就屬於那裡，is said to be naturalized就叫做 naturalized（歸化／馴化）。Same spelling拼法一樣，different job意思／功能不同。The meaning you are learning here你這裡學的意思 is the citizenship one是公民身分那個意思。