Definitions for: Denaturalize


[v] strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized"
[v] make less natural or unnatural



Webster (1913) Definition: De*nat"u*ral*ize (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Denaturalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Denaturalizing.] [Cf. F.
d['e]naturaliser.]
1. To render unnatural; to alienate from nature.

2. To renounce the natural rights and duties of; to deprive
of citizenship; to denationalize. [R.]

They also claimed the privilege, when aggrieved, of
denaturalizing themselves, or, in other words, of
publicly renouncing their allegiance to their
sovereign, and of enlisting under the banners of his
enemy. --Prescott.

Synonyms: denaturalise

Antonyms: naturalise, naturalize

See Also: alter, change

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