French word

individualiser

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃dividɥalize/

Meaning

  • verbpersonalize

Example

Il faut individualiser les cours pour chaque élève.

The courses need to be personalized for each student.

Illustration for individualiser (personalize)

More examples

On peut individualiser la durée des sessions selon les besoins.

We can individualize the duration of the sessions according to needs.

Core concept

A shared course or service reshaped to fit one person's or a small group's needs.

Common phrases

  • individualiser la formation

    individualize the training

  • individualiser un suivi

    individualize follow-up

  • individualiser une approche pédagogique

    individualize an educational approach

Similar words

personnaliser: Customize a service or product to personal preferences or circumstances.
adapter: Modify a method or system to suit specific conditions or purposes.
différencier: Vary treatment or instruction according to differences among recipients.

Definition in French

Personnaliser ou différencier un traitement, une offre ou une pratique selon les besoins particuliers d'un individu ou d'un sous-groupe.

Word origin

Individualiser is formed from the French adjective individuel with the productive suffix -iser, creating a verb for treating something as specific to distinct people or groups.

Usage tips

  • Individualiser normally takes a direct object, as in individualiser les cours, without a preposition before the thing being adapted.

Other meanings

  • differentiateverb

Opposites

  • uniformiserstandardizeverb

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