To make hermit-like; to cause someone or something to become isolated, withdrawn, or solitary; to convert into a hermitage or hermit's dwelling.
From hermit plus the suffix -ize (to make or become). A rare verb form suggesting transformation into a hermitic state or condition.
To hermitize is essentially to voluntarily step out of the social contract—and the fact that we need this verb suggests that the urge to withdraw from society is common enough that people throughout history felt the need to name it.
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