Antonyms of verb denaturalize

2 senses of denaturalize

Sense 1
denaturalize, denaturalise -- (make less natural or unnatural)
       Antonym of naturalize (Sense 4)
      => naturalize, naturalise -- (make more natural or lifelike)

Sense 2
denaturalize, denaturalise -- (strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized")
       Antonym of naturalize (Sense 1)
      => naturalize, naturalise -- (make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb denaturalize

2 senses of denaturalize

Sense 1
denaturalize, denaturalise -- (make less natural or unnatural)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
denaturalize, denaturalise -- (strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")