Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense personalizes, present participle personalizing, past tense, past participle personalizedregional note: in BRIT, also use personalise
1. verb [usually passive]
If an object is personalized, it is marked with the name or initials of its owner.
The clock has easy-to-read numbers and is personalised with the child's name andbirth date. [beVERB-ed]
Synonyms: customize, individualize, make to order, make distinctive More Synonyms of personalize
personalizedadjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
...a unique collection of personalised presents, colourful toys & games.
...a Rolls-Royce with a personalised number plate.
Synonyms: customized, special, private, individual More Synonyms of personalize
2. verb
If you personalize something, you do or design it specially according to the needs of an individual or to your own needs.
Personalising your car has never been cheaper. [VERB noun]
...an ideal centre for professional men or women who need intensive, personalisedFrench courses. [VERB-ed]
3. verb
If you personalize an argument, discussion, idea, or issue, you consider it from the point of view of individual people and their characters or relationships, rather than considering the facts in a general or abstract way.
Women tend to personalise rejection more than men. [VERB noun]
I hope they won't make the mistake of personalising the issue. [VERB noun]
The contest has become personalised, if not bitter. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB]
personalize in British English
or personalise (ˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to endow with personal or individual qualities or characteristics
2.
to mark (stationery, clothing, etc) with a person's initials, name, etc
3.
to take (a remark, etc) personally
4. another word for personify
Derived forms
personalization (ˌpersonaliˈzation) or personalisation (ˌpersonaliˈsation)
noun
personalize in American English
(ˈpɜrsənəˌlaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpersonalˌized or ˈpersonalˌizing
1.
to apply or understand as applied to a particular person, esp. to oneself
2.
personify
3.
to mark or have marked with one's name or initials
personalized checks
Examples of 'personalize' in a sentence
personalize
"I have an inventory of various objets d'art, which I use to personalize rented homes, rented furniture, rented lives.
Elizabeth Lowell WHERE THE HEART IS (2002)
In other languages
personalize
British English: personalize VERB
If an object is personalized, it is marked with the name or initials of its owner.
Gift certificates are personalized with both the recipient and giver names.
American English: personalize
Brazilian Portuguese: personalizar
Chinese: 个人化
European Spanish: personalizar
French: personnaliser
German: persönlich gestalten
Italian: personalizzare
Japanese: 個人の名前を入れる
Korean: ~의 소유물임을 표시하다
European Portuguese: personalizar
Latin American Spanish: personalizar
(verb)
Definition
to mark (stationery or clothing) with a person's initials or name
We will personalize the gift with the child's name at no extra cost.