Lexic.us

Definition of Personalize

1. Verb. Make personal or more personal. "Personalized service"

Definition of Personalize

1. v. t. To make personal.

Definition of Personalize

1. Verb. to adapt something to the needs of an individual ¹

2. Verb. to represent something abstract as a person; to embody ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Personalize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Personalize

Literary usage of Personalize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1919)
"It tries to personalize, ... The Community Center is one of the efforts of social education to humanize society—to personalize society. ..."

2. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"Just as companies personalize product promotions to specific audiences, so must they personalize their recruitment messages. This can mean, for instance, ..."

3. An Ethical Philosophy of Life Presented in Its Main Outlines by Felix Adler (1918)
"We show our reverence for the child in the effort to personalize it. ... To personalize the individual the first step is to discover the empirical ..."

4. The Christian Science Journal by Mary Baker Eddy (1911)
"It is humanity's proneness to personalize or personify its ideals and ... The tendency to personalize evil has manifested three different forms: first, ..."

5. American Painters: With One Hundred and Four Examples of Their Work Engraved by George William Sheldon (1880)
"For, just as it is impossible for him to personalize Nature on his canvas, so it is impossible for him truly to personalize himself. Like every other man, ..."

Other Resources: