Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: DEN'I-ZEN – DE-NOUNC'ING
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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.
- The act of naming.
- 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.
- A class, society or collection of individuals, called by the same name; as, a denomination of Christians.
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.
- He that gives a name.
- 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.]
- To mark; to signify by a visible sign; to indicate; to express. The character X denotes multiplication. – Day's Algebra.
- 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.]
- 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.
- To threaten by some outward sign, or expression. His look denounced revenge. – Milton.
- To inform against; to accuse; as, to denounce one for neglect of duty.
DE-NOUNC'ED, pp.
- Threatened by open declaration; as, punishment is denounced against the ungodly.
- 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.