denaturalize

/di:'nætʃrəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (denaturalise) /di:'nætʃrəlaiz/

Thân thiện

The government moved to denaturalize the convicted war criminal.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To deprive (someone) of citizenship or nationality: To legally remove the rights and duties associated with being a citizen of a country.
   • To make unnatural: To alter the natural character or qualities of something.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (Depriving citizenship):

  • The government can denaturalize a citizen who obtained citizenship through fraud.
  • The court moved to denaturalize the individual for committing acts of treason.

• Verb (Making unnatural):

  • Adding too many preservatives can denaturalize the flavor of the food.
  • The artificial lighting in the warehouse seemed to denaturalize the plants' growth cycles.

Advanced Usage

• Legal/Judicial Context: The term is often used in formal legal proceedings concerning immigration, nationality law, and national security.
  • The statute allows the state to denaturalize those who concealed their criminal past during the naturalization process.
• Philosophical/Scientific Context: Used to describe the process of removing inherent qualities or making something artificial.
  • Some argue that intensive farming methods denaturalize the landscape.

Variants and Related Words

• Denaturalization (noun): The act or process of denaturalizing.
  • The denaturalization case was heard by a federal judge.
• Denaturalise (verb): British English spelling variant of "denaturalize".
• Denature (verb): A closely related term often used in scientific contexts (e.g., chemistry, biology) meaning to modify the natural qualities of a substance. While similar, "denature" is more common for physical/chemical changes, whereas "denaturalize" is used for citizenship and broader qualitative changes.

Synonyms

• For "deprive of citizenship": Decitizenize, strip of citizenship.
• For "make unnatural": Deform, distort, alter, artificialize.

Antonyms

• For "deprive of citizenship": Naturalize, grant citizenship.
• For "make unnatural": Naturalize, preserve.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and most specific meaning of "denaturalize" is the legal act of revoking citizenship. This usage is distinct and formal.
• The meaning of "making something unnatural" is broader and less commonly used than the legal sense. In many contexts where "make unnatural" is intended, the verb denature might be preferred, especially in scientific writing.

Học thuật

Verb

1. strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
   • The former Nazi was denaturalized
2. make less natural or unnatural

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