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pillarize

pillarize verb: to divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.

Verb

pillarize (third-person singular simple present pillarizes, present participle pillarizing, simple past and past participle pillarized)

  1. (ergative) To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.

Forms of pillarize

third-person singular presentpillarizes
present participlepillarizing
past participlepillarized
pastpillarized
alternative formpillarise

Origin of pillarize

From pillar + -ize, possibly as a calque of Dutch verzuilen.

Words formed from pillarize

Questions about pillarize

What does pillarize mean?
Pillarize means to divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.
What part of speech is pillarize?
Pillarize is a verb.
What is the past tense of pillarize?
The past tense of pillarize is pillarized.

Words near pillarize in the dictionary

  1. pillarises
  2. pillarising
  3. pillarist
  4. pillarists
  5. pillarization
  6. pillarize
  7. pillarized
  8. pillarizes
  9. pillarizing
  10. pillarless
  11. pillarlet

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