personalize

[ pur-suh-nl-ahyz ]

/ ˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz /

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verb (used with object), per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing.

to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.

to make personal, as by applying a general statement to oneself.

to ascribe personal qualities to; personify.

to design or tailor to meet an individual's specifications, needs, or preferences: a personalized search engine;personalized learning.

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Also especially British, per·son·al·ise .

Origin of personalize

First recorded in 1720–30; personal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM personalize

per·son·al·i·za·tion

[pur-suh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌpɜr sə nlˌaɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, nounun·per·son·al·ized, adjectiveun·per·son·al·iz·ing, adjective

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How to use personalize in a sentence

Think about helping, let’s say, an AC installation supplier set up a customer management system personalized with an automation solution for qualifying leads and scheduling visits, without human intervention at every step.
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For instance, display campaigns are personalized for groups of users with distinct likes, tastes, and personalities.
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AI may be able to personalize not only the content but efficiently deal with thousands of landing pages that need to be optimized quickly and frequently.
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In order to personalize your ads, use the YouTube TrueView tool for short commercials, or choose programmatic advertising personalization.
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Our goal is to support similar data-driven approaches to personalize neurological solutions in telehealth.
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And she started to convince her to change lawyers and to personalize her guilt.
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Romney, who ignored Santorum in his speech, tried to personalize his critique of Obama.
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Just remember, people personalize your projections of dissatisfaction and, unlike you, when they go they may be gone.
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So Begala is smart to advise Democrats to “ localize and personalize.”
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He was beginning to personalize her unconsciously, beginning to think of her mentally as the Girl.
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British Dictionary definitions for personalize

personalize

personalise

/ (ˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to endow with personal or individual qualities or characteristics

to mark (stationery, clothing, etc) with a person's initials, name, etc

to take (a remark, etc) personally

another word for personify

Derived forms of personalize

personalization or personalisation, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for personalize

personalise

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