As soon as denizened, they domineer. --Dryden.
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2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or
naturalized occupants.
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There [islets] were at once denizened by various weeds. --J. D. Hooker. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Denizen — may refer to: An inhabitant of a place, or one who dwells in a place, whether local, regional or national. A person with rights between those of a citizen and a resident alien, e.g.: Free Negro, a non slave black person in the United States,… … Wikipedia
Denizen — Den i*zen (d[e^]n [i^]*z n), n. [OF. denzein, deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See {In}, and cf. {Foreign}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Denizen — (engl., spr. Denis n), freier Bürger, Eingebürgerter; daher Deniziren, einbürgern u. Denization (spr. Denisesch n), Einbürgerung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
denizen — I noun burgher, citizen, dweller, habitant, incola, indweller, inhabitant, inmate, occupant, occupier, oppidan, resident, residentiary, sojourner, tenant, townsman II index citizen, domiciliary, dwell (r … Law dictionary
Denizen — [dt. »Bewohner«, »Stammgast«], ein (regelmäßiger) Teilnehmer an Diskussionen im Usenet … Universal-Lexikon
denizen — early 15c., from Anglo Fr. deinzein, from deinz within, inside, from L.L. deintus, from de from + intus within (see ENTO (Cf. ento )). Historically, an alien admitted to certain rights of citizenship; a naturalized citizen … Etymology dictionary
denizen — *inhabitant, resident, citizen … New Dictionary of Synonyms
denizen — [n] resident citizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant, inhabiter, liver, national, native, occupant, resider, subject; concept 413 Ant. alien, foreigner, immigrant … New thesaurus
denizen — ► NOUN 1) formal or humorous an inhabitant or occupant. 2) Brit. historical a foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country. ORIGIN from Old French deinz within … English terms dictionary
denizen — [den′ə zən] n. [ME denisein < Anglo Fr deinzein < OFr, native inhabitant < denz, within < LL de intus < L de intus, from within] 1. a) an inhabitant or occupant b) a frequenter of a particular place 2. Brit. an alien granted… … English World dictionary
