de·nat·u·ral·ize [ dee náchərə lz ](past and past participlede·nat·u·ral·ized, present participlede·nat·u·ral·iz·ing, 3rd person present singularde·nat·u·ral·iz·es)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. revoke citizenship of somebody: to take away a naturalized citizen's citizenship, e.g. for having entered the country illegally
2. make something unnatural: to take away the original nature of something once-verdant jungles that were denaturalized by defoliants
