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individuate

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in·di·vid·u·ate  (nd-vj-t)
tr.v. in·di·vid·u·at·ed, in·di·vid·u·at·ing, in·di·vid·u·ates
1. To give individuality to; individualize.
2. To form into a separate, distinct entity.

individuate [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊˌeɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to give individuality or an individual form to
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to distinguish from others of the same species or group; individualize
individuator  n
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Verb1.individuate - give individual character to
characterise, characterize - be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
2.individuate - give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories"
shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"


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The volume's contributors justify this context on the grounds of the common thematic threads that unite these narratives beyond the differences in class, gender, and race that individuate the location of distinct immigrant groups.
As the first-person narratives alternate among their three perspectives, cracks in the relationship become visible, and as each one begins to individuate, they realize that their escape plan is more restrictive than liberating.
Filmed as flatly as it is scripted, ``Winter Solstice'' has little to say about family dynamics because it just doesn't do enough to individuate this potentially interesting household of grieving, unsatisfied men.
 
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