Definition of endenizen in English:
endenizen
verb ɛnˈdɛnɪz(ə)nɪnˈdɛnɪz(ə)n
[with object]Make (a foreigner) a citizen of a particular place; naturalize.
Example sentencesExamples
- No author, excepting Pope, has done so much to endenizen the eminent poets of antiquity.
- Only a dozen or so Jewish residents of New York ever managed to become endenizened in England.
- Andrew Alvarez Noguera was endenizened in England in 1679.
- I shall get them either naturalized or endenizened by the Queen.
- There is no evidence that any Muslim was ever naturalized or endenizened in England in the seventeenth or the eighteenth century.
Synonyms
grant citizenship to, make a citizen, endow with the rights of citizenship, confer citizenship on, give a passport to, enfranchise
Origin
Late16th century: from en-1 + denizen.