insularize

[ in-suh-luh-rahyz, ins-yuh- ]

verb (used with object),in·su·lar·ized, in·su·lar·iz·ing.
  1. to make into an island or represent as insular.

Origin of insularize

1
First recorded in 1890–95; insular + -ize
  • Also especially British, in·su·lar·ise .

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