What does "particularize" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "particularize"?

Common synonyms include: specify, specify, adduce, amplify, analyze, anatomize.

Pronounced //pəˈtɪkjʊləɹaɪz//.

//pəˈtɪkjʊləɹaɪz// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Verb

1
To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out. transitive
2
be specific about wordnet
3
To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify. intransitive, transitive
"'Tis hard I confesse, yet I have disposed of them as I could, and will descend to particularize them according to their species."
4
To differentiate, make distinct from others. intransitive

"'Tis hard I confesse, yet I have disposed of them as I could, and will descend to particularize them according to their species."

From particular + -ize.

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