decitizenize

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UK/diːˈsɪtɪzənaɪz/

verb

To strip of citizenship.

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Meanings

verbdecitizenize (third-person singular simple present decitizenizes, present participle decitizenizing, simple past and past participle decitizenized)

present singular third person decitizenizes · participle present decitizenizing · participle past decitizenized · past decitizenized

  1. transitiveTo strip of citizenship.

    We have no law — as the French have — to decitizenize a citizen.

    1863, Edward Bates, On Citizenship

Origin

From de- + citizen + -ize.

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APA

decitizenize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decitizenize

MLA

“decitizenize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decitizenize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decitizenize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decitizenize.

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