individuate

Example Sentences

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But at varying points, each tries to individuate themselves from their father, and much of the suspense lies in how Rupert schemes to draw them back under his influence.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

The relationships are so close and you have to start to individuate in terms of roles and who is getting what information.

From The Verge • May 3, 2022

Robust peer friendships allow adolescents to safely individuate from their parents, but in these settings, peers can feel pitted against each other.

From Salon • May 1, 2022

Indeed, to individuate this to Chauvin or Minneapolis or even policing is to miss the point.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2020

Nor must we understand the language only of the poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expression, which are the characters that distinguish, and, as it were, individuate him from all other writers.

From Early Theories of Translation by Amos, Flora Ross