particularize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /pɚˈtɪkjələɹaɪz/ (General-American)
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- /pəˈtɪkjʊləɹaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English particular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English particularize From particular + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
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(intransitive, transitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
Twice we find him, not only boasting of his Parentage, as an Israelite at large, but particularizing his Descent from the Tribe of Benjamin.
1709 December 6, Francis Atterbury, A Sermon preached before the Sons of the Clergy, at their Anniversary-Meeting in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Dec 6, 1709; published in Sermons and Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions, 8th edition, volume 2, sermon 8, 1766, pages 256–257: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.
1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 110:'Tis hard I confesse, yet I have disposed of them as I could, and will descend to particularize them according to their species.
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 1, section 3, member 1, subsection 4:
- (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| particularizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| particularizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| particularized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| particularized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| particularise | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unparticularized · particularizer · unparticularizing · particularizingly · overparticularize
Synonyms
clarify (to go into detail) · severalize · set apart (to restrict to a specific case) · explicitize · specify · distinguish (to make distinct from others)
Translations (1)
es particularizar (transitive)