Other spellings change

Word parts change

de- + naturalise

Pronunciation change

  • (UK) IPA (key): /diːˈnæt(jə)rəlaɪz/ or /diːˈnætʃərəlaɪz/

Verb change

Plain form
denaturalise

Third-person singular
denaturalises

Past tense
denaturalised

Past participle
denaturalised

Present participle
denaturalising

  1. (transitive) If you denaturalise a person, you revoke or deny the citizenship of them.
  2. (transitive) If you denaturalise something, you make it less natural.