denature

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verb

1. add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
• Derivationally related forms:
denaturant
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
• Derivationally related forms:
denaturant
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something