individualize

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjuəˌlaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make distinct or tailor to a particular person or case

The tutor individualizes lessons to fit each student's needs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make distinct or tailor... customizepersonalize tailor differentiate distinguish particularize

Opposites

standardize generalizehomogenize

Word family

Derived forms individualizedindividualization

Related forms individual individualism individualist individuality

Etymology

From individual + -ize; individual from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus ('indivisible'), from in- ('not') + dividuus ('divisible'), from dividere ('to divide').

individuus Latin dividere Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# individualize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəˌlaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjuəˌlaɪz/

## Meanings
1. to make distinct or tailor to a particular person or case

## Examples
- The tutor individualizes lessons to fit each student's needs.

## Synonyms
- customize
- personalize
- tailor
- differentiate
- distinguish
- particularize

## Antonyms
- standardize
- generalize
- homogenize

## Derived Forms
- individualized
- individualization

## Related Forms
- individual
- individualism
- individualist
- individuality

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: individuus
- Root: dividere

## Etymology
From individual + -ize; individual from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus ('indivisible'), from in- ('not') + dividuus ('divisible'), from dividere ('to divide').

## AI Etymology
Individualize comes from individual + -ize; individual from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus ('indivisible'), from in- ('not') + dividuus ('divisible'), from dividere ('to divide'). The etymological trail includes Latin individuus and Latin dividere. As a verb, individualize means to make distinct or tailor to a particular person or case. The same family is visible in derived forms such as individualized and individualization and related forms such as individual, individualism, individualist, and individuality. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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