personalize[verb]Synonyms: embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify, personize, substantiate, represent, emblematize, epitomize, exemplify, illustrate, mirror, personate, typify
Related Words: anthropomorphize [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
per‧son‧al‧ize (
also personalise British English) /ˈpɜːs
ənəlaɪz $ ˈpɜːr-/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: noun:
person,
personality,
persona,
personage, the personals,
personification,
personnel;
adjective:
personal ≠
impersonal,
personalized,
personable;
verb:
personalize,
personify;
adverb:
personally ≠
impersonally]
1. to put your name or
initials on something, or to decorate it in your own way, to show that it belongs to you:
Why not do something to personalize your office?2. to design or change something so that it is suitable for a particular person:
All the products can be personalized to the client’s exact requirements.3. to discuss a subject by talking about or criticizing the people who are involved in it, rather than talking about it in a more general way:
the mass media’s tendency to personalize politics—personalized adjective:
a personalized number plate [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲