denaturalize verb trans. [di:'natʃǝrǝlʌɪz] Also denaturalise. E19.
[from DE- 3 + NATURALIZE.]
1. Change the nature or properties of, make unnatural; occas., make (alcohol etc.) unfit for drinking. E19.

2. Deprive (a person, esp. oneself) of citizenship. E19.

■ denaturali'zation noun E19.

■ denaturalizer noun a person who or thing which denaturalizes M19.

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