per´son|al|i|za´tion

per´son|al|i|za´tion
per|son|al|ize «PUR suh nuh lyz, PURS nuh-», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
1. to make personal; cause to be distinctly one's own: »

to personalize stationery.

2. to personify.
3. to take as personal.
per´son|al|i|za´tion, noun.

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