denize
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from denizen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
denize (third-person singular simple present denizes, present participle denizing, simple past and past participle denized)
- (obsolete, transitive) To make a denizen; to confer the rights of citizenship upon; to naturalize.
- 1721, John Strype, Ecclesiastical Memorials; Relating Chiefly to Religion, and the Reformation of It, and the Emergencies of the Church of England, under King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. and Queen Mary the First. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: John Wyat, →OCLC:
- There was a private act made for denizing the children of Richard Hills.
References[edit]
- “denize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Noun[edit]
denize