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pillarize

verb

Etymology

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

  1. derived from pila
  2. derived from *pilāre✻
  3. derived from pilier
  4. inherited from piler
  5. suffixed as pillarize — “pillar + ize”

Definitions

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

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