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Denature

Denature Meaning & Definition
Denature Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Denature?

[v] make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
[v] modify (as a native protein) esp. by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
[v] add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

Synonyms | Synonyms for Denature:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Denature: accommodate | adapt | adjust | adulterate | alloy | alter | ameliorate | bastardize | better | break up | canker | change | cheapen | coarsen | confound | contaminate | convert | corrupt | cut | debase | debauch | defile | deflower | deform | degenerate | degrade | denaturalize | deprave | desecrate | despoil | devalue | dilute | distort | diversify | doctor | doctor up | fit | fortify | improve | infect | lace | meliorate | misuse | mitigate | modify | modulate | mutate | overthrow | pervert | poison | pollute | prostitute | qualify | ravage | ravish | realign | rebuild | reconstruct | re-create | redesign | refit | reform | remake | renew | reshape | restructure | revamp | revive | ring the changes | shift the scene | shuffle the cards | spike | subvert | taint | tamper with | turn the scale | turn the tables | turn the tide | turn upside down | twist | ulcerate | vary | violate | vitiate | vulgarize | warp | water | water down | work a change | worsen

See Also | alter | change

Denature In Webster's Dictionary

\De*na"ture\, v. t. [De- + nature.] To deprive of its natural qualities; change the nature of.

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