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individuate

in·di·vid·u·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-duh-vij-oo-eyt]
    • /ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ uˌeɪt/
    • /ˌɪndɪvˈɪdjuːˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-duh-vij-oo-eyt]
    • /ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ uˌeɪt/

Definitions of individuate word

  • verb with object individuate to form into an individual or distinct entity. 1
  • verb with object individuate to give an individual or distinctive character to; individualize. 1
  • verb without object individuate to make distinctions: to individuate among one's students. 1
  • verb without object individuate to become individualized or distinctive: With maturity, the artist individuated. 1
  • noun individuate Distinguish from others of the same kind; single out. 1
  • verb individuate to give individuality or an individual form to 0

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Origin of individuate

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Medieval Latin indīviduātus past participle of indīviduāre to make individual. See individual, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Individuate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

individuate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

individuate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for individuate

verb individuate

  • portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
  • represent — to present again or anew.
  • outline — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
  • describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
  • markMarcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.

Antonyms for individuate

verb individuate

  • mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
  • mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
  • connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.

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