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particularized

particularized

1 8.2
Made for one person or situation, not general
  • adjective
  • /pərˈtɪkjələrˌaɪzd/
translation icon : particularizado
  • The report includes a particularized analysis of the issues faced by small businesses.
  • particularized knowledge
  • more particularized
  • becomes particularized

So he's he's making the content particularized, concrete, but doing so we could say in a more universal way.

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Examples

  • Ekpo society masks become more particularized as the mask wearer matures.

    Academic text (1994)
  • For Hart, religion is a particularized spirituality resting upon a deeper, more universal spiritual phenomenon.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Custody recommendations and opinions as to whether domestic violence has occurred include particularized evaluations of the parties involved.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The broad brush of zoning replaced the more particularized but suspect technique of using legislative authorization to abate nuisances.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Religion, which in the eighteenth century became increasingly particularized and fragmented, has largely accommodated itself to this split, attaching either to the subjective or the objective side.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In her presentation, she provided a particularized overview of the project's main objectives.

  • The detective focused on a particularized account of the events leading up to the crime.

Synonyms

specific
vsparticularized
3.9

Clearly defined and exact for a particular thing or person

puts more stress on tailoring details for a case rather than general precision
particular
vsparticularized
3.2

Specific and not general

highlights focused, detailed adaptation to that case rather than mere uniqueness
custom
vsparticularized
138 4.4

Made or done to fit one person's needs

applies more widely to making something specific not only products
individualized
vsparticularized
14 4.1

Made for one person's needs or likes

is about directing something to a specific case rather than only one person
personalized
vsparticularized
  • US
1 4.1

Made for one person to fit their needs

focuses on making detail specific to a situation rather than just personal taste

Antonyms

generalized
  • Specialized
6.5

Not made for one job and able to work in many places

How Specific

tailored
1 3.7
particularized
1 8.2
specific
3.9
general
1.0

Surface Forms

particularized positive

Morphology

particularized = particularize (transparent) = particular + ize + ed

The verb 'particularize' is a regular derivation from 'particular' with -ize, and adding -ed forms the adjective 'particularized' meaning 'made specific', a directly inferable derivation.

Etymology

The word particularized comes from particular, which is built on part meaning 'a piece', and the ending -ize meaning 'to make'. So to particularize is to 'make something a specific piece', and that's why particularized means focused on a specific person, thing, or detail.