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denaturalize

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Word parts

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de- + naturalize

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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Plain form
denaturalize

Third-person singular
denaturalizes

Past tense
denaturalized

Past participle
denaturalized

Present participle
denaturalizing

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