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 (2)
transitive. To make special, specific, or narrower in scope; to invest with a special character or function. Now somewhat rare.
transitive. To give or impart a particular character to; to characterize uniquely or distinctively; †to distinguish from (obsolete).