- to endow with personal or individual qualities or characteristics
- to mark (stationery, clothing, etc) with a person's initials, name, etc
- to take (a remark, etc) personally
- another word for personify
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•son•al•ize /ˈpɜrsənəlˌaɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to have marked with one's initials or name:to personalize stationery.
- to make personal, as by applying a general statement to oneself:You shouldn't personalize his critical remarks.
per•son•al•ize
(pûr′sə nl īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
per′son•al•i•za′tion, n.
- to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram:to personalize stationery.
- to make personal, as by applying a general statement to oneself.
- to ascribe personal qualities to;
personify.
- personal + -ize 1720–30
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personalize, personalise /ˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz/ vb (transitive)
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