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denaturalize

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de⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ize

  [dee-nach-er-uh-lahyz]
Use denaturalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -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

Related forms:
de⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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de·nat·u·ral·ize   (dē-nāch'ər-ə-līz')   
tr.v.   de·nat·u·ral·ized, de·nat·u·ral·iz·ing, de·nat·u·ral·iz·es

  1. To make unnatural.

  2. To deprive of the rights of citizenship.

de·nat'u·ral·i·za'tion (-ər-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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