Crossword clues for particularise
particularise
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Particularize \Par*tic"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Particularized; p. pr. & vb. n. Particularizing.] [Cf. F. particulariser.] To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in detail. [Also spelled particularise.]
He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite,
but particularizes his descent from Benjamin.
--Atterbury.
particularise \particularise\ v. t. Same as particularize. [Chiefly Brit.]
Wiktionary
vb. (alternative spelling of particularize English)
WordNet
v. be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: specify, particularize, specialize, specialise] [ant: generalize]
Usage examples of "particularise".
Maybe, after all, she was particularising from only a vague recollection of the type, but certainly she had that eerie sense of familiarity which gives you no peace until you can put a finger on its source.
But particularising from the general could be every bit as dangerous and misleading as generalising from the particular: of Mrs Dansby-Gregg, as a person, I knew nothing.