denature

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Synonyms: renature, denture, venture, nature, feature, departure, geniture, denatured, defeature, legature, perature

Antonyms: renature, denture, venture, nature, feature, departure, geniture, denatured, defeature, legature, perature

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take away a [[natural]] [[characteristic]] or [[inherent]] property of (a thing or a person).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for [[consumption]] but leaves it suitable for most other purposes.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive|biochemistry}} To alter its original [[form]] or [[state]], especially of a [[protein]], by [[heat]], [[acidity]] etc.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive|biochemistry}} Of double-stranded DNA, specifically to split into two single strands.
5. {{senseid|en|nuclear material}} {{lb|en|usually|transitive|nuclear physics}} To combine [[fissile]] material with [[nonfissile]] material in order to prevent its use in an [[atomic weapon]].

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