ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌlīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: personal (I) + -ize
1. : to ascribe personality to : invest or endow with human qualities : anthropomorphize
death personalized as a man with a scythe
2. : to realize or embody in one's personality : typify
personalize the genius of his age
a man who personalized an ideal of our childhood
3. : to make personal or individual: as
a. : to take (as a remark) personally
b. : to mark so as to identify as the property of a particular person
personalized luggage
c. : to direct or adjust to the individual
personalizing sales techniques