denaturalize meaning

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denaturalize (verb): make less natural or unnatural.

Spelling: denaturalise (British) · denaturalize (American)

denaturalize has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

denaturalize as a verb

  1. make less natural or unnatural

    Synonyms: denaturalise

    Opposite: naturalize

    Type of: change

  2. strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
    • The former Nazi was denaturalized

    Synonyms: denaturalise

    Opposite: naturalize

    Type of: change

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in ZE · 12-letter words

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