disnaturalize en · VERB
Etymology
From dis- + naturalize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make alien; to deprive of the privileges of birth.
[he][…]having served his prince well both in Afric and India, and being ill rewarded, renounced his country , disnaturalizing himself as the custom then was
1704, John Locke, The Whole History of Navigation from Its Original to this Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disnaturalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disnaturalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disnaturalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disnaturalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |