individualize

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US/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/US/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/

verb

To give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.

UncommonScrabble 27

Meanings

verbindividualize (third-person singular simple present individualizes, present participle individualizing, simple past and past participle individualized)

present singular third person individualizes · participle present individualizing · participle past individualized · past individualized · alternative individualise

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake or mark or treat as individual

verbmake personal or more personal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan individualitzar, individualitzar
  • individualitzarto give something its own individality
  • individualitzarto modify something to suit an individual
Finnish yksilöllistää
  • yksilöllistääto modify something to suit an individual
German individualisieren
  • individualisierento give something its own individality
Greek εξατομικεύω
  • εξατομικεύω (exatomikévo)to modify something to suit an individual
Ukrainian індивідуалізува́ти, індивідуалізува́ти
  • індивідуалізува́ти (indyvidualizuváty)to give something its own individality
  • індивідуалізува́ти (indyvidualizuváty)to modify something to suit an individual
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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