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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Particularize \Par*tic"u*lar*ize\, verb (used with an object) [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 detail. [Also spelled {particularise}.]
He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite, but particularizes his descent from Benjamin. --Atterbury.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Particularize \Par*tic"u*lar*ize\, verb (used without an object) To mention or attend to particulars; to give minute details; to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a narrative.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
particularize
verb: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: {specify}, {particularise}, {specialize}, {specialise}] [ant: {generalize}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "particularize": 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, difference, differentiate, dilate, discriminate, disequalize, disjoin, distinguish, diversify, divide, document, elaborate, enlarge, enlarge upon, enter into detail, enumerate, evolve, example, exemplify, expand, expatiate, explicate, give a for-instance, give full particulars, illustrate, individualize, individuate, instance, inventory, itemize, list, make a distinction, make precise, mark, mark off, mark out, modify, name, peculiarize, personalize, precise, quote, refine a distinction, rehearse in extenso, relate at large, segregate, separate, set apart, set off, sever, severalize, specialize, specify, spell out, split hairs, stipulate, substantiate, unfold, vary, work out
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