Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
3. (intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.

Example Sentences

'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.

Word Forms

• particularizes
• particularizing
• particularized
• particularise

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When Should You Use Particularize?

Use particularize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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