verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make a denizen; to confer the rights of citizenship upon; to naturalize. obsolete, transitive

   "There was a private act made for denizing the children of Richard Hills."

Synonyms

All synonyms

denizenize

Example

More examples

"There was a private act made for denizing the children of Richard Hills."

Etymology

Back-formation from denizen.

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