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English
Etymology
From peculiar + -ize.
Verb
peculiarize (third-person singular simple present peculiarizes, present participle peculiarizing, simple past and past participle peculiarized)
- (transitive) To make peculiar; to set apart or assign as an exclusive possession.
1666, John Smith, King Solomon's Portraiture of Old Age:meddle with those matters that are peculiarized to another coat
References
“peculiarize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.