English

Verb

denature ‎(third-person singular simple present denatures, present participle denaturing, simple past and past participle denatured)

1. To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of a thing or a person.
2. (in reference to alcohol) to add something that makes alcohol unsuitable for consumption but leaves the alcohol suitable for other purposes.
   • While you cannot drink denatured alcohol, you can still use it to remove sticker glue from most surfaces.
3. (chemistry) To subject (especially a protein) to conditions altering its original form or state.
4. To combine fissionable material with nonfissionable material in order to prevent its use in an atomic weapon.

Synonyms

• (to take away a natural characteristic of): denaturalize

Translations

Anagrams

• underate
• undereat