̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ləˌrīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French particulariser to give the particulars of, specify, from Late Latin particularis particular + Middle French -iser -ize
transitive verb
1. : to make particular rather than general : apply or limit to a particular case
diocesan laws … may particularize or extend this general law in accordance with local needs — P.H.Furfey
2. : to give the particulars of : describe or state in detail : treat individually : name one by one : specify
the supplemental answer … particularized the charges — A.C.Buchanan
3. : to place apart from others of the same class or group : individualize , separate
woodland and similar landed appendages were common property but pasturage might be particularized — S.H.Cross
intransitive verb
: to mention or attend to particulars : go into details (as in a narrative)
even advanced American researchers in science and scholarship tend … to particularize excessively — Thomas Munro