denaturalise

• 剥夺某人的公民身份及公民权利；或使某物变得不自然、脱离原本状态。

A verb meaning to strip someone of the rights and privileges of citizenship, or to make something unnatural or different from its original state.

1. Make unnaturalC1formalbritish

   To alter something so that it becomes less natural or loses its original character.

   使不自然

   • The excessive processing denaturalises the flavour of the fruit.
   • Modern farming practices can denaturalise the growth cycle of plants.
   • The artist's style denaturalises the human form in his paintings.

   同义词adulteratealterdebasedeformdenaturedistortpervert

   反义词naturalise

2. Strip of citizenshipC1formalbritish

   To deprive someone of the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen.

   剥夺国籍

   • The government moved to denaturalise the convicted spy.
   • A court can denaturalise a person who obtained citizenship through fraud.
   • The law allows the state to denaturalise individuals who join enemy forces.

   同义词denationalizeexpatriate

   反义词naturalise