pillarize

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verb

To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.

OriginDutch verzuilen →
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Meanings

verbpillarize (third-person singular simple present pillarizes, present participle pillarizing, simple past and past participle pillarized)

present singular third person pillarizes · participle present pillarizing · participle past pillarized · past pillarized · alternative pillarise

  1. ergativehuman sciencesTo divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.

Origin

  1. Dutchverzuilen
  2. Englishpillarize

From pillar + -ize, possibly as a calque of Dutch verzuilen.

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Translations

Dutch verzuilen
  • verzuilento divide into social pillars
German versäulen
  • versäulento divide into social pillars
Cite this entry
APA

pillarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillarize

MLA

“pillarize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillarize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pillarize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillarize.

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