English verb: denaturalize | |||
1. | denaturalize (change) make less natural or unnatural | ||
Synonyms | denaturalise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | naturalise, naturalize | ||
2. | denaturalize (change) strip of the rights and duties of citizenship | ||
Samples | The former Nazi was denaturalized. | ||
Synonyms | denaturalise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | naturalize, naturalise | ||