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individualize

/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/

individualize verb: to give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.

Verb

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

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) To give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) To modify something to suit an individual; to personalize.

individualize meaning in Tamil

individualize in Tamil

தனித்துவமளி, தனித்தன்மையளி, தனித்தனியாகக் குறிப்பிடு, கருது, வேறுபடுத்து

Examples of individualize in a sentence

  • Noun-self pronouns can reflect a person’s connection to nature, fandom, or other interests, and are highly individualized.
  • The speech of insiders is hardly individualized; they are accustomed to communalized speech patterns.
  • The bevelers of early America often affixed a highly individualized “beveler’s mark” to their finished products.

All 11 example sentences with individualize

Forms of individualize

third-person singular presentindividualizes
present participleindividualizing
past participleindividualized
pastindividualized
alternative formindividualise

Origin of individualize

From individual + -ize.

Words formed from individualize

Questions about individualize

What does individualize mean?
Individualize means to give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.
What is individualize in Tamil?
Individualize in Tamil is தனித்துவமளி, தனித்தன்மையளி, தனித்தனியாகக் குறிப்பிடு. See Individualize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is individualize?
Individualize is a verb.
How do you pronounce individualize?
Individualize is pronounced /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/ (US).
What is the past tense of individualize?
The past tense of individualize is individualized.

Words near individualize in the dictionary

  1. individualities
  2. individuality
  3. individualizable
  4. individualization
  5. individualizations
  6. individualize
  7. individualized
  8. individualizer
  9. individualizers
  10. individualizes
  11. individualizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: individualize (page history and authors); individualize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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