explicate vs naturalize

explicate and naturalize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, naturalize is a hyponym of explicate; that is, naturalize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than explicate:

Other hyponyms of explicate include interpret, rede, account for, clarify, clear up, elucidate, comment.

explicate (verb)	naturalize (verb)
make plain and comprehensible	make into a citizen
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses	make more natural or lifelike
	adopt to another place
	adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
	explain with reference to nature