Particularize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be specific about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/pətˈɪkjʊləɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pətˈɪkjʊləɹˌaɪz/

5 syllables Say it as /pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

specify specialize particularise specialise

Antonyms

generalize

Parts of Speech

verb	be specific about “Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”

Word Forms

particularization	noun	an individualized description of a particular instance
particularisation	noun	an individualized description of a particular instance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spezifizieren

Seien Sie konkret

🇫🇷French

particulariser

être précis sur

🇪🇸Spanish

particularizar

ser específico sobre

🇮🇹Italian

particolarizzare

essere specifico su

🇳🇱Dutch

specificeren

wees specifiek over

🇵🇹Portuguese

particularizar

seja específico sobre

🇷🇺Russian

конкретизировать

будьте конкретны в отношении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिनती करना

के बारे में विशिष्ट रहें

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্দিষ্ট করা

সম্পর্কে নির্দিষ্ট করা

🇮🇳Tamil

குறிப்பிடுகின்றன

பற்றி குறிப்பிட்டதாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యేకించండి

గురించి నిర్దిష్టంగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विशिष्ट करणे

बद्दल विशिष्ट व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોક્કસ

વિશે ચોક્કસ રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿ

ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യേകമാക്കുക

കുറിച്ച് വ്യക്തമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼

ਬਾਰੇ ਖਾਸ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخصوص کرنا

کے بارے میں مخصوص ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

详细化

具体说明

🇯🇵Japanese

特定する

具体的に言う

🇰🇷Korean

특정화하다

구체적으로 말하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cụ thể hóa

cụ thể về

🇹🇭Thai

โดยเฉพาะ

เฉพาะเจาะจงเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meneliti

spesifik tentang

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing partikular

maging tiyak tungkol sa

🇲🇾Malay

mengkhususkan

khusus tentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخصيص

كن محددًا بشأن

🇮🇷Persian

خاص کردن

مشخص باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrıntılandırmak

hakkında spesifik olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לפרט

להיות ספציפי לגבי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'particularize'?

The primary meaning of 'particularize' is 'be specific about'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'particularize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'particularize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'particularize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'particularize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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