denize

IPA/dˈɛnaɪz/
IPA/dˈɛnaɪz/

denize — 動詞

  • denizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • denizes3rd person singular
  • denizing-ing form
  • denizedpast simple

1. to officially allow someone to settle in a country and belong to it as a residen

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

准予定居

官方准人成為居民或公民

to officially allow someone to settle in a country and belong to it as a resident or citizen

例句

After years of service, the crown denized Mark in the port city.

Mark 多年效力後，王室准許他在那座港口城市定居。

denize + person by official authority

Parliament denized Roya so she could trade freely in London.

國會准許 Roya 在 London 定居，好讓她能自由經商。

formal grant by a national body

常見搭配
  • denize a foreign merchant
  • denize an immigrant family
  • be denized by the crown
  • refuse to denize
同義詞
  • naturalize

    the modern legal verb, usually stressing citizenship rather than an older grant of residence

  • admit

    broader and less specific; it can mean allowing entry without changing legal membership

  • enfranchise

    narrower; it focuses on giving political rights such as voting

反義詞
  • deport

    to send someone out of a country instead of letting them stay in it

  • exclude

    to keep someone outside a legal group, territory, or set of rights

文法句型

denize + person

be denized by + authority

用法筆記

Used mainly in historical or legal writing for an official act by a ruler, court, or government body. Modern texts more often use naturalize or grant residency, especially when the focus is present-day citizenship law.

常見錯誤

The family denized in France after ten years.
The family was denized in France after ten years.
Denize normally takes an object or appears in the passive, not as an intransitive verb.
The city denized a new market near the river.
The city authorized a new market near the river.
Denize is used for people receiving legal status, not for buildings or projects.

同根字

  • denizen
    名詞C2