renature

[ ree-ney-cher ]

verb (used with object)

, re·na·tured, re·na·tur·ing.

1. to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.

Word History and Origins

Origin of renature¹

1925–30; re- + nature; denature

Example Sentences

Delegates attend workshops, such as agroforestry training offered by reNature, a startup launched last year by Brazilian agronomist Felipe Villela and Dutch advertising executive Marco de Boer after they met at last year’s Thought for Food in Amsterdam.

From The Guardian

Meanwhile, the Government and the learned bootlegger waged chemical warfare, the one trying to denature industrial alcohol, the other trying to renature it for beverage purposes.

From Time Magazine Archive