particularize

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

Also spelled particularised

US /pɚˈtɪkjələˌraɪz/ UK /pəˈtɪkjʊləˌraɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to state or treat in detail; to specify individually

Please particularize the charges rather than generalizing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to state or treat in... specify detail itemize enumerate elaborate stipulate

Opposites

generalize summarize abstract

Word family

Derived forms particularization

Related forms particular particularity

Etymology

From particular + -ize, modeled on French particulariser; particular derives from Late Latin particularis 'concerning a part', from Latin particula 'small part', diminutive of pars 'part'.

particularis la-lat particula Latin pars Latin

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Topics

Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives

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# particularize

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

## Meanings
1. to state or treat in detail; to specify individually

## Examples
- Please particularize the charges rather than generalizing.

## Synonyms
- specify
- detail
- itemize
- enumerate
- elaborate
- stipulate

## Antonyms
- generalize
- summarize
- abstract

## Derived Forms
- particularization

## Related Forms
- particular
- particularity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: particularis
- Root: particula
- Root: pars

## Etymology
From particular + -ize, modeled on French particulariser; particular derives from Late Latin particularis 'concerning a part', from Latin particula 'small part', diminutive of pars 'part'.

## AI Etymology
Particularize comes from particular + -ize, modeled on French particulariser; particular derives from Late Latin particularis 'concerning a part', from Latin particula 'small part', diminutive of pars 'part'. The etymological trail includes Latin particularis, Latin particula, and Latin pars. As a verb, particularize means to state or treat in detail; to specify individually. The same family is visible in derived forms such as particularization and related forms such as particular and particularity. 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
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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