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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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In Chapter 1, he suggests that mobilizing communities of slaves was, in and of itself, a method of resisting the individuating force of slavery.
The actual future turned out to be one of material, individuating plenitude and not at all of minimalist class conformity.
Here Ben-Amos emphasizes the prominence and "perhaps even the invention of the individuating mechanism of emblems" (p.
 
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