particularize
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From particular + -ize.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
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- 1709 December 6, Francis Atterbury, A Sermon preached before the Sons of the Clergy, at their Anniversary-Meeting in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Dec 6, 1709; published in Sermons and Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions, 8th edition, volume 2, sermon 8, 1766, pages 256–257:
- Twice we find him, not only boasting of his Parentage, as an Israelite at large, but particularizing his Descent from the Tribe of Benjamin.
- 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 110:
- Now it is his daily work to particularize, item by item, the iniquities of the system, and the petty manifestations of the tyranny here in Arras.
- (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.
Synonyms
- (to restrict to a specific case): set apart; see also Thesaurus:segregate
- (to go into detail): clarify, explicitize; Thesaurus:specify
- (to make distinct from others): distinguish, severalize; see also Thesaurus:differentiate