/ ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒueɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to make sb/sth clearly different from other people or things of the same type
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin individuat- singled out, from the verb individuare , from Latin individuus , from in- into + dividuus divisible (from dividere to divide).