personalize
verb /ˈpɜːsənəlaɪz/
/ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪz/
(British English also personalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they personalize | /ˈpɜːsənəlaɪz/ /ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it personalizes | /ˈpɜːsənəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple personalized | /ˈpɜːsənəlaɪzd/ /ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle personalized | /ˈpɜːsənəlaɪzd/ /ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form personalizing | /ˈpɜːsənəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [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.
- personalize 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.
- personalize something to refer to particular people when discussing a general subject
- The mass media tends to personalize politics.