denaturalize

[dee-nach-er-uh-lahyz]

de·nat·u·ral·ize

[dee-nach-er-uh-lahyz]
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.


Origin:
1790–1800; de- + naturalize

de·nat·u·ral·i·za·tion, noun
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Denaturalize has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
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(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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denaturalize or denaturalise (diːˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz)
 
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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