particularize

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

par·tic·u·lar·ize

verb
\pə(r)-ˈti-k(yə-)lə-ˌrīz also pär-\
par·tic·u·lar·izedpar·tic·u·lar·iz·ing

Definition of PARTICULARIZE

transitive verb
: to state in detail : specify
intransitive verb
: to go into details

Examples of PARTICULARIZE

  1. My lawyer advised me to particularize all my complaints against my landlord.
  2. He said he had been treated rudely, then went on to particularize.

First Known Use of PARTICULARIZE

1593

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