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English verb: denature | |||
| 1. | denature (change) add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 2. | denature (change) modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 3. | denature (change) make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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