denationalization

[Eng. denational. iz(e); -ation.] The act or proce of den at i on a liz ing; the state of being denationalized. de-nă-tion-al-ize, v . t . [Pref. de away, from, and Eng. nationalize (q. v.). To divest of national character or nationality by transference to another nation. "A public crime, the commi ion of which can expose the ships of any power to be denationalized ."-Declar. of the Prince Regent (Jan., 1813). de-nă-tion-al-iz-er, s. [Eng. den at i on a liz ( e ); -er.] One who or that which denationalizes. "Hot water has not been a denationalizer ."- Black . wood's Magazine. de-nă-tion-al-iz-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [DENATIONALIZE.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: Denationalization. de-nat-u-ral-ize, v. t. [Pref. de away, from, and Eng. naturalize (q. v.).] 1. To render unnatural. "It is easier to undermine in the hearts of subjects their reverence for it is to di olve the ties of parent a rank and station than to naturalize the hearts of children."-Chalmers: Bridge water Treat., pt. i., ch. vi., p. 175. 2. To deprive of the condition of a naturalized citizen of any country; to denationalize. "They also claimed the privilege when aggrieved of denaturalizing themselves, or, in other words, of publicly renouncing their allegiance to their sovereign, and of enlisting under the banners of his enemy."-Pre scott. de-nat-u-ral-ized, pa . par . or a . [DENATURAL IZE.] de-nat-u-ral-iz-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [DE. NATURALIZE.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst .: The act of depriving of the condition of naturalization; denaturalization. *de-nat-u-rate, v . t . [Pref. away, from, and nature Prendere unnatural; to denie