Other spellings change

Word parts change

de- + naturalize

Pronunciation change

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

Verb change

Plain form
denaturalize

Third-person singular
denaturalizes

Past tense
denaturalized

Past participle
denaturalized

Present participle
denaturalizing

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