denaturalize

Other forms of denaturalize

past tense

denaturalized·

present participle

denaturalizing·

third person

denaturalizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about denaturalize

What does denaturalize mean?

denaturalize means "make less natural or unnatural". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in denaturalize?

denaturalize has 5 syllables: de-na-tu-ra-lize. The stress falls on "tu".

What is another word for denaturalize?

Close synonyms include denaturalise, denaturalise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of denaturalize?

The recorded antonyms are naturalize, naturalize.

Is denaturalize a common word?

denaturalize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.