To strip of citizenship or natural status; to make unnatural or change from a natural state.
From dis- + naturalize. The verb form developed in English legal and political discourse to express active removal of natural rights or status.
This verb has a darker history than most—it was actually used in legal documents to revoke citizenship, making it one of the uglier words in English legal language.
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