English > particularize: 1 sense > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Be specific about. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | specify, particularise, specialize, specialise |
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| Narrower | spell out | make explicit |
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| Broader | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate | add details, as to an account or idea |
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| Opposite | generalize, generalise | speak or write in generalities / generalities |
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| Catalan | especificar |
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| Spanish | especificar |
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| Nouns | particularization | an individualized description of a particular instance |
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