peninsulate
/pɪˈnɪnsjʊleɪt/verb
[with object] Of water: to surround (a piece of land) almost completely; to make into a peninsula, divide into peninsulas.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Leland (c1503–1552), poet and antiquary. From peninsula + -ate, after insulate.
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