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peculiarise

peculiarise is the alternative form of peculiarize.

Meaning of peculiarize

Verb

peculiarize (third-person singular simple present peculiarizes, present participle peculiarizing, simple past and past participle peculiarized)

  1. (transitive) To make peculiar; to set apart or assign as an exclusive possession.
    • meddle with those matters that are peculiarized to another coat1666, John Smith, King Solomon's Portraiture of Old Age

Forms of peculiarise

third-person singular presentpeculiarises
present participlepeculiarising
past participlepeculiarised
pastpeculiarised

Origin of peculiarise

From peculiar + -ise.

Questions about peculiarise

What is peculiarise the alternative form of?
Peculiarise is the alternative form of peculiarize.

Words near peculiarise in the dictionary

  1. peculiar motions
  2. Peculiar People
  3. peculiar velocities
  4. peculiar velocity
  5. peculiaries
  6. peculiarise
  7. peculiarised
  8. peculiarises
  9. peculiarising
  10. peculiarism
  11. peculiarisms

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