Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DEN'I-ZEN, v.t.

To make a denizen; to admit to residence with certain rights and privileges; to infranchise.

DEN'I-ZEN-ED, pp.

Infranchised.

DEN'I-ZEN-SHIP, n.

State of being a denizen.

DE-NOM'IN-A-BLE, a. [See Denominate.]

That may be denominated, or named. – Brown.

DE-NOM'IN-ATE, v.t. [L. denomino; de and nomino, to name. See Name.]

To name; to give a name or epithet to; as, a race of intelligent beings denominated man. Actions are denominated virtuous or vicious, according to their character.

DE-NOM'IN-A-TED, pp.

Named; called.

DE-NOM'IN-A-TING, ppr.

Naming.

DE-NOM-IN-A'TION, n.

1. The act of naming.
2. A name or appellation; a vocal sound, customarily used to express a thing or a quality, in discourse; as, all men fall under the denomination of sinners; actions fall under the denomination of good or bad.
3. A class, society or collection of individuals, called by the same name; as, a denomination of Christians.

DE-NOM-IN-A'TION-AL, a.

Pertaining to a denomination, or a number of individuals called by the same name.

DE-NOM'IN-A-TIVE, a.

That gives a name, that confers a distinct appellation.

DE-NOM'IN-A-TIVE-LY, adv.

By denomination. – Baxter.

DE-NOM'IN-A-TOR, n.

1. He that gives a name.
2. In arithmetic, that number placed below the line in vulgar fractions, which shows into how many parts the integer is divided. Thus in 3/5, 5 is the denominator, showing that the integer is divided into five parts; and the numerator 3 shows how many parts are taken, that is, three fifths.

DE-NOT'A-BLE, a.

That may be denoted, or marked. – Brown.

DE-NO-TA'TION, n. [L. denotatio. See Denote.]

The act of denoting. – Hammond.

DE-NOT'A-TIVE, a.

Having power to denote.

DE-NOTE', v.t. [L. denoto; de and noto, to note or mark; Fr. denoter; Sp. denotar; It. denotare.]

1. To mark; to signify by a visible sign; to indicate; to express. The character X denotes multiplication. – Day's Algebra.
2. To show; to betoken, to indicate, as, a quick pulse denotes fever.

DE-NOT'ED, pp.

Marked; signified; indicated.

DE-NOTE'MENT, n.

Sign, indication. – Shak.

DE-NOT'ING, ppr.

Marking; expressing; indicating.

DE-NOUE'MENT, n. [denou'mong; Fr. from denouer, to untie; de and nouer to tie; L. nodo.]

The unraveling or discovery of a plot. [Not Eng.] – Warton.

DE-NOUNCE', v.t. [denouns'; Fr. denoncer; Sp. denunciar; It. denunziare; L. denuncio; de and nuncio, to tell, or declare, from nomen or its root.]

1. To declare solemnly; to proclaim in a threatening manner; to announce or declare, as a threat. I denounce to you this day, that ye shall surely perish. – Deut. xxx. So we say, to denounce war; to denounce wrath.
2. To threaten by some outward sign, or expression. His look denounced revenge. – Milton.
3. To inform against; to accuse; as, to denounce one for neglect of duty.

DE-NOUNC'ED, pp.

1. Threatened by open declaration; as, punishment is denounced against the ungodly.
2. Accused; proclaimed; as, he was denounced as an enemy.

DE-NOUNCE'MENT, n. [denouns'ment.]

The declaration of a menace or of evil; denunciation. – Brown.

DE-NOUNC'ER, n.

One who denounces, or declares a menace. Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate. – Dryden.

DE-NOUNC'ING, ppr.

Declaring, as a threat; threatening; accusing.