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disnaturing

disnaturing is the present participle and gerund of disnature.

Meaning of disnature

Verb

disnature (third-person singular simple present disnatures, present participle disnaturing, simple past and past participle disnatured)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of denature (“take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of”).
    • It is not the soul's nature to leave the body; rather, the body (disnatured by the Fall) deserts the soul.1943, C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
    Synonyms:
    denature

Questions about disnaturing

What is disnaturing the present participle and gerund of?
Disnaturing is the present participle and gerund of disnature.

Words near disnaturing in the dictionary

  1. disnaturalizes
  2. disnaturalizing
  3. disnature
  4. disnatured
  5. disnatures
  6. disnaturing
  7. disnest
  8. disnested
  9. disnesting
  10. disnests
  11. Disney

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