disnature

[dis-ney-cher]

dis·na·ture

[dis-ney-cher]
verb (used with object), dis·na·tured, dis·na·tur·ing.
to deprive (something) of its proper nature or appearance; make unnatural.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French desnaturer, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -naturer, verbal derivative of nature nature
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To disnature

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Disnature is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT