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individuate
verb
uk /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd.ju.eɪt/ us /ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.eɪt/
[ T ]
to make a person or thing become different or particular in some way:
Her elaborate way of speaking individuates Maria from the other female characters.
Technology allows managers to individuate the production process into a series of unique tasks.
[ I ] psychology specialized
to become a person who thinks or behaves in their own original way:
At the age of thirteen she began to individuate and become more of a rebel.
We spent a lot of time in our family group, but we were also allowed to individuate.
Humans can only really individuate themselves as part of a society.
Some of the show's characters are hard to tell apart at first, but they will probably individuate with time.
The more widely I read, the more I began to individuate.
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