individuate

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verb

To make, or cause to appear, individual.

RareScrabble 16

Meanings

verbindividuate (third-person singular simple present individuates, present participle individuating, simple past and past participle individuated)

present singular third person individuates · participle present individuating · participle past individuated · past individuated

  1. transitiveTo make, or cause to appear, individual.

    […]Mississippi Burning opts for an endless spectacle of fires and beatings instead, taking care not to individuate too many of the black victims for fear of alienating "our society" […

    1988 December 16, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “A Perversion of the Past”, in Chicago Reader
adjectiveindividuate (comparative more individuate, superlative most individuate)

comparative more individuate · superlative most individuate

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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