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INDIVIDUATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does individuate mean? 

INDIVIDUATE (verb)
  The verb INDIVIDUATE has 2 senses:

1. give individual character toplay

2. give individual shape or form toplay

  Familiarity information: INDIVIDUATE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDIVIDUATE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they individuate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it individuates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: individuated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: individuated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: individuating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Give individual character to

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "individuate" is one way to...):

characterise; characterize (be characteristic of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

individuation (the quality of being individual)

individuation (discriminating the individual from the generic group or species)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Give individual shape or form to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

Language that individuates his memories

Hypernyms (to "individuate" is one way to...):

form; shape (give shape or form to)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

individuation (the quality of being individual)


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