individualize

English

Alternative forms

• individualise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

From individual +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/, /ˌɪn.dəˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/

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Verb

individualize (third-person singular simple present individualizes, present participle individualizing, simple past and past participle individualized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. To give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.
2. To modify something to suit an individual; to personalize.

Translations

to give something its own individality

• German: individualisieren (de)
• Ukrainian: індивідуалізува́ти impf or pf (indyvidualizuváty)

to modify something to suit an individual

• Finnish: yksilöllistää (fi)
• Greek: εξατομικεύω (el) (exatomikévo)
• Ukrainian: індивідуалізува́ти impf or pf (indyvidualizuváty)

Further reading

• “individualize”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries