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Dictionary: per·son·al·ize   (pûr'sə-nə-līz) pronunciation
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
  1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.
  2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
  3. To have printed, engraved, or monogrammed with one's name or initials: personalized the stationery; personalized the bath towels.
personalization per'son·al·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. The personalization may be done by the user, the Web site or both and may be aimed at the general public or company employees. See B2E portal and corporate portal.

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verb

    To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form: body forth, embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify, substantiate. See substitute.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make personal or more personal
  Synonyms: personalise, individualize, individualise
  Antonym: depersonalize (meaning #1)


Translations: Personalize
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - personificere

Nederlands (Dutch)
persoonlijk maken (door te merken), de belichaming van iets zijn, als een persoon voorstellen, persoonlijke eigenschappen toeschrijven aan

Français (French)
v. tr. - personnaliser, ramener (qch) à un plan personnel

Deutsch (German)
v. - personifizieren, persönlich gestalten, persönlich nehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προσωποποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
personalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - personalizar

Русский (Russian)
персонализовать, олицетворять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - personalizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - personifiera, märka (m namn etc)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使人格化, 使成为私人的, 使个性化, 把...拟人化

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使人格化, 使成為私人的, 使個性化, 把...擬人化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 개인화하다, 의인화 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 個人化する, 人格化する, 擬人化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطبع بطابع شخصي, يضفي طابعا شخصيا على سكنه أو سيارته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תאר אישיות, הדפיס שמו על, עבר לפסים אישיים, אינש‬


 
 
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