In*den"i*zen (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indenizened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Indenizening.] To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to
naturalize. [R.]
Words indenizened, and commonly used as English.
B. Jonson.
In*dent" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.]
[OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in
+ dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.]
1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to
indent the edge of paper.
2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth
surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
3. [Cf. Indenture.] To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture;
to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a
servant.
4. (Print.) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance
from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to
indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See
Indentation, and Indention.
5. (Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
[India] Wilhelm.
In*dent", v. i. 1. To be cut, notched, or dented.