ər verb (used with object), de·nat·u·ral·ized, de·nat·u·ral·iz·ing.
1.
to deprive of proper or true nature; make unnatural.
2.
to deprive of the rights and privileges of citizenship or of naturalization.
Also, especially British, de·nat·u·ral·ise.
Related forms
de·nat·u·ral·i·za·tion, noun
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to deprive of nationality |
| 2. | to make unnatural |
| denaturalise or denaturalise | |
| —vb | |
| denaturali'zation or denaturalise | |
| —n | |
| denaturali'sation or denaturalise | |
| —n | |
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