v. rare. [ad. Gr. σφετερίζειν, f. σφέτερος one’s own.] trans. To make one’s own; to appropriate.
1779. Sir W. Jones, Lett., in Parr’s Wks. (1828), I. 109. Remember to reserve for me a copy of your book … I am resolved to spheterize some passages of it.
1895. Academy, 30 March, 279/1. By filching a purse or spheterizing a neighbour’s spoons.
