particularize

especially British, par·tic·u·lar·ise

[per-tik-yuh-luh-rahyz, puh-tik-]

verb (used with object)

particularized, particularizing 

1. to make particular.

2. to mention or indicate specifically; specify.

3. to state or treat in detail.

verb (used without object)

particularized, particularizing 

1. to speak or treat particularly or specifically.

particularize

/ pəˈtɪkjʊləˌraɪz /

verb

1. to treat in detail; give details (about)

2. (intr) to go into detail

Other Word Forms

• particularization noun
• particularizer noun
• unparticularized adjective
• unparticularizing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of particularize¹

From the Middle French word particulariser, dating back to 1580–90. See particular, -ize

Example Sentences

In the ruling from the district court that heard the case, the judge found that the Bost did not have standing because he failed to show “concrete, particularized, and imminent injuries.”

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The ruling permits federal agents to resume raids across Los Angeles and surrounding counties — raids where people are seized with no warrant, no particularized cause for suspicion.

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The government’s request to keep the names of the witnesses secret “does not offer a particularized basis to justify sealing the list from public view,” Judge Cannon wrote in her brief order.

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In her order, Cannon wrote that the government's request to keep the list of witnesses secret "does not offer a particularized basis to justify sealing the list from public view."

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit revived the case in 2020, concluding: "A rebuffed request for information to which the requester is statutorily entitled is a concrete, particularized and individualized personal injury."

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