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individualize

[ in-duh-vij-oo-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing.

to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
to mention, indicate, or consider individually; specify; particularize.

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RELATED WORDS

myself, character, individuality, person, ego, identity, personality, narcissism, personal, egocentrism, psyche, individual, substantive, identical, own, selfhood, oneself, proprium

Nearby words

individual retirement account, individualism, individualist, individualistic, individuality, individualize, individually, individuate, individuation, individuation field, indivisibility
Also especially British, in·di·vid·u·al·ise.

Origin of individualize

First recorded in 1630–40; individual + -ize
Related formsin·di·vid·u·al·i·za·tion, nounin·di·vid·u·al·iz·er, nouno·ver·in·di·vid·u·al·i·za·tion, nounun·in·di·vid·u·al·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for individualization

individualize

individualise

/ (ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make or mark as individual or distinctive in character
to consider or treat individually; particularize
to make or modify so as to meet the special requirements of a person
Derived Formsindividualization or individualisation, nounindividualizer or individualiser, noun
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Word Origin and History for individualization

individualize

v.

1650s, "to point out individually;" see individual + -ize. From 1837 as "to make individual." Related: Individualized; individualizing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper