English Explanatory Dictionary

pillarize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pillarize pillarizes pillarizing pillarized pillarise

Etymology

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

Derived words

pillarization
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