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individualize

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Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb individualize has 2 senses

individualize(v = verb.cognition) individualise - make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone"

is one way to differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart

Derived forms noun individual₂, noun individualization₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

individualize(v = verb.change) individualise, personalise, personalize - make personal or more personal; "personalized service"

is one way to alter, change, modify

Derived form noun individual₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

individualize, v. t. [Cf. F. individualiser.].

To mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality; to give distinctive character to; to make distinctive; to enable differentiation from others of similar type; -- of properties of things. [1913 Webster]
"The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor of Addison." [1913 Webster]
to render (a product or service) suitable to each individual person by varying to some degree its characteristics; to personalize. [WordNet 1.5]
To consider individually; to mention each individual. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

individualize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 give an individual character to.
2 specify.

Derivative

individualization n.

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THESAURUS

individualize

analyze, anatomize, atomize, change, chop logic, descend to particulars, desynonymize, detail, difference, differentiate, discriminate, disequalize, disjoin, distinguish, diversify, divide, individuate, itemize, make a distinction, mark, mark off, mark out, modify, particularize, peculiarize, personalize, precise, quality, refine a distinction, segregate, separate, set apart, set off, sever, severalize, signalize, specialize, spell out, split hairs, vary

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ROGET THESAURUS

individualize

Speciality

VB specify, particularize, individualize, realize, specialize, designate, determine, denote, indicate, point out, select, descend to particulars, enter into detail, go into detail, come to the point.

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