cultivate vs naturalize

cultivate and naturalize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cultivate	No	No	Yes	No
naturalize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cultivate and naturalize are synonyms defined as:

cultivate and naturalize: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

Other synonyms of cultivate include domesticate, naturalise, tame.

cultivate (verb)	naturalize (verb)
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment	make into a citizen
prepare for crops	make more natural or lifelike
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment	adopt to another place
promote the growth of	adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
	explain with reference to nature