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peculiarize

peculiarize verb: to make peculiar; to set apart or assign as an exclusive possession.

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 peculiarize

third-person singular presentpeculiarizes
present participlepeculiarizing
past participlepeculiarized
pastpeculiarized

Origin of peculiarize

From peculiar + -ize.

Questions about peculiarize

What does peculiarize mean?
Peculiarize means to make peculiar; to set apart or assign as an exclusive possession.
What part of speech is peculiarize?
Peculiarize is a verb.
What is the past tense of peculiarize?
The past tense of peculiarize is peculiarized.

Words near peculiarize in the dictionary

  1. peculiarism
  2. peculiarisms
  3. peculiarities
  4. peculiarity
  5. peculiarization
  6. peculiarize
  7. peculiarized
  8. peculiarizes
  9. peculiarizing
  10. peculiarly
  11. peculiarness

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