denaturalize

verb
/diːˈnæt(jə)ɹəlaɪz/UK

Etymology

From de- + naturalize.

Definitions

  1. To revoke or deny the citizenship of.

    • After the regime fell, the leader was executed and the principal party members were denaturalized and deported.
  2. To make less natural

    To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature.

  3. To cease to treat as natural.

    • One question these scenes pose for cultural theory is whether such depictions denaturalize rape and denormalize masculinist pleasure in viewing sexual violence.

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