peculiarize

[ pi-kyool-yuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pe·cu·liar·ized, pe·cu·liar·iz·ing.

1. to make peculiar, unusual, distinguished, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peculiarize¹

First recorded in 1615–25; peculiar + -ize

Related Words

• define
• describe
• identify
• indicate
• mark
• outline
• portray
• represent
• symbolize