particularize

verb
/pəˈtɪkjʊləɹaɪz/UK/pɚˈtɪkjələɹaɪz/US

Etymology

From particular + -ize.

  1. derived from particula
  2. derived from particularis
  3. derived from particuler
  4. derived from particuler
  5. inherited from particuler
  6. suffixed as particularize — “particular + ize

Definitions

  1. To make particular, as opposed to general

    To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.

  2. To be specific about (individual instances)

    To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.

    • 'Tis hard I confesse, yet I have disposed of them as I could, and will descend to particularize them according to their species.
    • Twice we find him, not only boasting of his Parentage, as an Israelite at large, but particularizing his Descent from the Tribe of Benjamin.
    • 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.
  3. To differentiate, make distinct from others.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA