particularize

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

I have disposed of them as I could, and will descend to particularize them according to their species.

b) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.

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.


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  • Particularize — Par*tic u*lar*ize, v. i. To mention or attend to particulars; to give minute details; to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a narrative. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • particularize — index delineate, depict, describe, designate, detail (particularize), differentiate, distinguish, itemize …   Law dictionary

  • Particularize — Par*tic u*lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Particularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Particularizing}.] [Cf. F. particulariser.] To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • particularize — (Amer.) v. specify; be meticulous about details (also particularise)par tic·u·lar·ize || pÉ™r tɪkjÉ™lÉ™raɪz /pÉ™ tɪkjÊŠ …   English contemporary dictionary

  • particularize — [pärtik′yə lər īz΄] vt. particularized, particularizing [MFr particulariser] to state or name individually or in detail; itemize vi. to give particulars or details particularization n …   English World dictionary

  • particularize — UK [pə(r)ˈtɪkjʊləraɪz] / US [pərˈtɪkjələˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms particularize : present tense I/you/we/they particularize he/she/it particularizes present participle particularizing past tense particularized past participle… …   English dictionary

  • particularize — [[t]pə(r)tɪ̱kjʊləraɪz[/t]] particularizes, particularizing, particularized VERB If you particularize something that you have been talking about in a general way, you give details or specific examples of it. [FORMAL] [V n] Mr Johnson… …   English dictionary

  • particularize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1593 transitive verb to state in detail ; specify intransitive verb to go into details …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • particularize — particularization, n. particularizer, n. /peuhr tik yeuh leuh ruyz , peuh tik /, v., particularized, particularizing. v.t. 1. to make particular. 2. to mention or indicate specifically; specify. 3. to state or treat in detail. v.i. 4. to speak or …   Universalium

  • particularize — Synonyms and related words: adduce, amplify, analyze, anatomize, atomize, be precise, call to mind, change, chop logic, circumstantiate, cite, cite a particular, demonstrate, descant, descend to particulars, desynonymize, detail, develop,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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