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individualise

A form of individualize — To give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.

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individualize personalize personalise

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Meanings

verbindividualise (third-person singular simple present individualises, present participle individualising, simple past and past participle individualised)

present singular third person individualises · participle present individualising · participle past individualised · past individualised

UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of individualize.
Francesca looked down and blushed,—first at the earnest gaze of Louis's face; and, secondly, but still deeper, at her own folly in having individualised a general expression
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 321

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake or mark or treat as individual

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Broader

distinguish separate differentiate

verbmake personal or more personal

Similar

personalize personalise individualize

Broader

change alter modify

Also see

individualize personalize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From individual + -ise.

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Cite this entry

APA

individualise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individualise

MLA

“individualise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individualise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “individualise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individualise.

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