to individuate
3
8.3
- verb
- /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒueɪt/
:
individualizar
- She's individuated each one of those things, her imaginary world, its inhabitants.
- individuating criteria
- fully individuated
- individuated portrait
The only guarantee is that you you get yourself individuated and authentic and whole.
- The only guarantee is that you you get yourself individuated and authentic and whole.
- So you may sort of look and seem individuated, but those parents are still exerting that control.
- We are not first and foremost isolated, individuated things that only then begin to communicate with others.
- But you know, it turns out that animals are much more individuated and plastic than we often have given them credit for.
Examples
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The only guarantee is that you you get yourself individuated and authentic and whole.
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In my opinion that girl is desperately trying to individuate from her family of origin.
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The soul itself is further individuated by its essential relation to the body.
Academic text (2017) -
So you may sort of look and seem individuated, but those parents are still exerting that control.
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We are not first and foremost isolated, individuated things that only then begin to communicate with others.
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So perhaps, in the absence of individuating criteria, descriptive traits can serve to individuate.
Academic text (2007) -
Adulthood is expressed in the ability to be individuated and differentiated from the early object ties.
Academic text (1994) -
Each child needs the chance to individuate and develop their own interests away from their parents.
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The artist aimed to individuate each character in the play through unique costumes and dialogue.
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In therapy, we help people individuate their thoughts and feelings to better understand themselves.
Synonyms
71
4.4
To show or notice how things are different
62
3.4
To make someone or something stand out because of a special quality
3
6.3
To change something to fit one person's needs
2
3.9
To keep something separate for a special use or to show it as different
To separate things or people from each other
Antonyms
How Distinct
256
4.2
3
8.3
297
1.9
177
3.1
71
4.4
255
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
individuate = individual (transparent) = individual + ate
Formed by the adjective/noun 'individual' plus the verbalizing suffix '-ate', yielding the clear meaning 'make or give a unique character'.
Etymology
Individuate comes from individual, which is built from in- 'not' and divide 'to separate'. So to individuate someone is to make them a clear, separate person — to give them a unique identity or character.