denaturalize
denaturalize · denaturalizes · denaturalized · denaturalizing
To revoke or deny the citizenship ofTo revoke or deny the citizenship of.
/diːˈnæt(jə)ɹəlaɪz/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To revoke or deny the citizenship of.
After the regime fell, the leader was executed and the principal party members were denaturalized and deported.
strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
(transitive)To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature.
make less natural or unnatural
(transitive)To cease to treat as natural.
Origin
From de- + naturalize.From de- + naturalize.
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Forms
denaturalizes, denaturalizing, denaturalized, denaturalized| Base form | denaturalize · to denaturalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | denaturalizes |
| Present participle | denaturalizing |
| Past simple | denaturalized |
| Past participle | denaturalized |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- strip of the rights and duties of citizenship:denaturalise
- make less natural or unnatural:denaturalise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle