individuate
to form into an individual or distinct entity.
to give an individual or distinctive character to; individualize.
to make distinctions: to individuate among one's students.
to become individualized or distinctive: With maturity, the artist individuated.
Origin of individuate
1Other words from individuate
- in·di·vid·u·a·tor, noun
- un·in·di·vid·u·at·ed, adjective
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How to use individuate in a sentence
The piece hovers between stillness and motion; between averaging-out and individuating.
To form, the dynamic element or principle, it owed all its individuating qualities.
Education: How Old The New | James J. WalshOn this surface some individuating force pulls up a portion of the water into a commencing drop.
Evolution | Joseph Le ConteOur intelligence abstracts the intelligible species from the individuating principles.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for individuate
/ (ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊˌeɪt) /
to give individuality or an individual form to
to distinguish from others of the same species or group; individualize
Derived forms of individuate
- individuator, noun
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