personalize

verb

per·​son·​al·​ize ˈpərs-nə-ˌlīz 

ˈpər-sə-nə-

personalized; personalizing

transitive verb

1

: personify

2

: to make personal or individual

specifically : to mark as the property of a particular person

personalized stationery

personalization

ˌpərs-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌpər-sə-nə-

noun

Synonyms of personalize

• embody
• express
• incorporate
• body
• symbolize

Examples of personalize in a Sentence

in the character of the good-hearted, virtuous seaman, the author has personalized the concept of perfect innocence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahn said cars and fashion have both become part of the wider extension of people’s overall identity — living, personalizing and aging with them, alongside connecting people to a time and culture. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Guests received personalized invites, a Vivet journal documenting Cenat’s journey starting the brand, replete with Polaroids taped in the pages. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

In physical environments, this can improve service, personalize engagement, reduce friction and create revenue. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Language models now write clean, fluent messages and can personalize them at scale using details scraped from social media. — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for personalize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Kids Definition

personalize

verb

per·​son·​al·​ize ˈpərs-nə-ˌlīz 

-ᵊn-ə-

personalized; personalizing

1

: personify sense 1

2

: to make personal

especially : to mark as belonging to a particular person

personalized stationery