particularise
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- be specific about“Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”Synonyms: specifyparticularizespecializespecialise
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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.] [1913 Webster]
He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite, but particularizes his descent from Benjamin. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]