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English
Verb
individuate (third-person singular simple present individuates, present participle individuating, simple past and past participle individuated)
- (transitive) To make, or cause to appear, individual.
1988 December 16, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “A Perversion of the Past”, in Chicago Reader:[…] Mississippi Burning opts for an endless spectacle of fires and beatings instead, taking care not to individuate too many of the black victims for fear of alienating "our society" […] .
Derived terms
Adjective
individuate (comparative more individuate, superlative most individuate)
- undivided
Italian
Etymology 1
Adjective
individuate f pl
- feminine plural of individuato
Participle
individuate f pl
- feminine plural of individuato
Etymology 2
Verb
individuate
- inflection of individuare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative