naturize
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneɪt͡ʃəɹaɪz/
Verb
naturize (third-person singular simple present naturizes, present participle naturizing, simple past and past participle naturized)
- (transitive) To endow with nature; to make rural or countryside-like
- 1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet Archive page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- 'Tis the secret
Of nature, naturized 'gainst all infections,
Cures all diseases, coming of all causes
References
- “naturize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.