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English
Etymology
Back-formation from denizen.
Pronunciation
Verb
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. , volume (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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Turkish
Noun
denize
- dative singular of deniz