denaturalize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *denaturalize*:
VERB	change	denaturalize, denaturalise	make less natural or unnatural
VERB	change	denaturalize, denaturalise	strip of the rights and duties of citizenship

English > *denaturalize*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	make less natural or unnatural.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	denaturalise
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	naturalize, naturalise	make more natural or lifelike
Catalan	desnaturalitzar

English > *denaturalize*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	strip of the rights and duties of citizenship.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The former Nazi was denaturalized"
Synonym	denaturalise
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	naturalize, naturalise	make into a citizen
Spanish	desnaturalizar
Catalan	desnaturalitzar

HyperDic: denaturalize