- denaturalize
- To deprive a person of his citizenship, whether acquired by naturalization or not.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Denaturalize — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To renounce the natural rights and duties of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
denaturalize — index contaminate, denature, pollute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
denaturalize — (Amer.) de·nat·u·ral·ize || ‚diË nætʃrÉ™laɪz v. alter or remove natural properties, make unnatural; take away the rights and privileges of citizenship (also denaturalise) … English contemporary dictionary
denaturalize — [dē nach′ə rə līz΄] vt. denaturalized, denaturalizing 1. to make unnatural 2. to take citizenship from denaturalization n … English World dictionary
denaturalize — transitive verb Date: 1800 1. to make unnatural 2. to deprive of the rights and duties of a citizen • denaturalization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
denaturalize — denaturalization, n. /dee nach euhr euh luyz /, v.t., denaturalized, denaturalizing. 1. to deprive of proper or true nature; make unnatural. 2. to deprive of the rights and privileges of citizenship or of naturalization. Also, esp. Brit.… … Universalium
denaturalize — verb a) To revoke or deny citizenship. After the regime fell the leader was executed and the priniciple party members were denaturalized and deported. b) To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature. Henchard was, by original make,… … Wiktionary
denaturalize — or denaturalise verb 1》 make unnatural. 2》 deprive of citizenship of a country. Derivatives denaturalization noun … English new terms dictionary
denaturalize — de·naturalize … English syllables
denaturalize — de•nat•u•ral•ize [[t]diˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) to deprive of proper or true nature; make unnatural 2) to deprive of the rights and privileges of citizenship or of naturalization • Etymology: 1790–1800 de•nat u•ral•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
