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denaturalise

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Word parts

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de- + naturalise

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /diːˈnæt(jə)rəlaɪz/ or /diːˈnætʃərəlaɪz/

Verb

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Plain form
denaturalise

Third-person singular
denaturalises

Past tense
denaturalised

Past participle
denaturalised

Present participle
denaturalising

  1. (transitive) If you denaturalise a person, you revoke or deny the citizenship of them.
  2. (transitive) If you denaturalise something, you make it less natural.