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

3 senses of denature

Sense 1
denature -- (add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb)
       => 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
denature -- (modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished)
       => 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 3
denature -- (make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes)
       => 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")