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Denaturalize

Denaturalize Meaning & Definition
Denaturalize Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Denaturalize?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Denaturalize: denaturalise

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See Also | alter | change

Denaturalize In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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