denize

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Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from denizen.

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denize (third-person singular simple present denizes, present participle denizing, simple past and past participle denized)

  1. (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.

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Noun[edit]

denize

  1. dative singular of deniz