peculiarizev.

Brit.

/pᵻˈkjuːlɪərʌɪz/, U.S.

/pəˈkjuljəˌraɪz/

Forms: 1600s– peculiarise, 1600s– peculiarize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peculiar adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < peculiar adj. + -ize suffix.

Now somewhat formal.

†1. transitive. To appropriate exclusively (to). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another > exclusively

peculiarize1624

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iii. 140 He onely peculiarised to himselfe a fift part of the people, and the rest were imployed in agriculture and tillage.

1654 W. Sclater, Jr. Crowne of Righteousnes 15 Χάρισμα,..a word not used in any Heathen Author, but peculiarized to the inspired penmen of Holy Writ.

1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts i. ii. 26 There was to be no more Distinction betwixt the Children of Abraham and other People, and no one Land more pecularized [sic] than another.

2. transitive. To give or impart a particular character to; to characterize uniquely or distinctively; †to distinguish from (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > apply or restrict specifically to something [verb (transitive)] > render special

specialize1628

peculiarize1640

1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 75 Touching that Title, which doth peculiarize Druina's Monarch from all other.

1703 Philos. Trans. 1702–3 (Royal Soc.) 23 1423 Its Leaves have the face and shape of a Willow Bay, but peculiarize themselves by drawing their edges unevenly inwards.

1796 S. T. Coleridge Let. to J. Thelwall in Lett. (1895) 197 This, I think, peculiarises my style of writing.

1842 T. Chalmers Lect. Romans (1874) lii. 261/1 There must be a something which peculiarizes the resurrection of the believer, from that of a sinful and unconverted man.

1876 A. Mahan Phenomena Spiritualism 21 The answers had the fixed characteristics of unreliability which peculiarize mere guessing.

1923 Amer. Anthropologist 25 219 The Iroquoian peoples..are without exception peculiarized by a matrilineal sib.

1963 W. S. Newman Sonata in Classic Era vi. 129 Beethoven had other means of intensifying if not actually peculiarizing the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic flow in his sonatas.

1981 Mod. China 7 7 Some writers have ignored the changes in development in this period, peculiarizing a period of history which was originally of no peculiar significance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peculiarize
释义	peculiarizev. Brit. /pᵻˈkjuːlɪərʌɪz/, U.S. /pəˈkjuljəˌraɪz/ Forms: 1600s– peculiarise, 1600s– peculiarize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peculiar adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < peculiar adj. + -ize suffix. Now somewhat formal. †1. transitive. To appropriate exclusively (to). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another > exclusively peculiarize1624 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iii. 140 He onely peculiarised to himselfe a fift part of the people, and the rest were imployed in agriculture and tillage. 1654 W. Sclater, Jr. Crowne of Righteousnes 15 Χάρισμα,..a word not used in any Heathen Author, but peculiarized to the inspired penmen of Holy Writ. 1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts i. ii. 26 There was to be no more Distinction betwixt the Children of Abraham and other People, and no one Land more pecularized [sic] than another. 2. transitive. To give or impart a particular character to; to characterize uniquely or distinctively; †to distinguish from (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > apply or restrict specifically to something [verb (transitive)] > render special specialize1628 peculiarize1640 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 75 Touching that Title, which doth peculiarize Druina's Monarch from all other. 1703 Philos. Trans. 1702–3 (Royal Soc.) 23 1423 Its Leaves have the face and shape of a Willow Bay, but peculiarize themselves by drawing their edges unevenly inwards. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Let. to J. Thelwall in Lett. (1895) 197 This, I think, peculiarises my style of writing. 1842 T. Chalmers Lect. Romans (1874) lii. 261/1 There must be a something which peculiarizes the resurrection of the believer, from that of a sinful and unconverted man. 1876 A. Mahan Phenomena Spiritualism 21 The answers had the fixed characteristics of unreliability which peculiarize mere guessing. 1923 Amer. Anthropologist 25 219 The Iroquoian peoples..are without exception peculiarized by a matrilineal sib. 1963 W. S. Newman Sonata in Classic Era vi. 129 Beethoven had other means of intensifying if not actually peculiarizing the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic flow in his sonatas. 1981 Mod. China 7 7 Some writers have ignored the changes in development in this period, peculiarizing a period of history which was originally of no peculiar significance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1624
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