individualize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
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to mention, indicate, or consider individually; specify; particularize.
verb
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to make or mark as individual or distinctive in character
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to consider or treat individually; particularize
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to make or modify so as to meet the special requirements of a person
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have individualizedperfect
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has individualizedperfect 3rd person singular
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am individualizingprogressive 1st person singular
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individualizingparticiple
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is individualizingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been individualizingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are individualizingprogressive
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individualizessingular 3rd person
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have been individualizingperfect progressive
Past
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had individualizedperfect
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were individualizingprogressive plural
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was individualizingprogressive singular
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individualizedsimple
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had been individualizingperfect progressive
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individualizedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of individualize
First recorded in 1630–40; individual + -ize
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“They want to institutionalize it rather than individualize it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024
The researchers hope that the results of this study will help to identify elbow injuries in children who play baseball and to individualize treatment based on skeletal maturity.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
“This is allowing individual parents to individualize a curriculum for their own worldview.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022
“When you individualize and talk about individual stories, those stories are hard and very difficult,” Ms. Ardern told Newshub, a New Zealand news outlet, in February.
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022
When laying down a regime for a patient, consider his disposition, and individualize the treatment.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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