- 1[usually passive] personalize something to mark something in some way to show that it belongs to a particular person All the towels were personalized with their initials. This program enables faxes to be personalized automatically.
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- 2personalize something to design or change something so that it is suitable for the needs of a particular person All our courses are personalized to the needs of the individual.
- 3personalize something to refer to particular people when discussing a general subject The mass media tends to personalize politics.
personalize
verbNAmE//ˈpərsənəˌlaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they personalize he / she / it personalizes
past simple personalized
-ing form personalizing
noun [uncountable, singular]
adjective a highly personalized service a personalized license plate (= on a car)See personalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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