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personalized
adj. monogrammed, initialled, individualized; signed: They
ordered personalized stationery with their new address on it.
personally
adv. 1 in person, alone, by oneself, on one's own, myself or
yourself or himself or herself or ourselves or yourselves or
themselves, Colloq in the flesh: She has not met them
personally, but we have. They will see to the matter personally.
2 in one's own view or opinion, for one's part, for oneself, as
far as one is concerned, from one's own viewpoint, from where
one stands, as one sees it or things, as for oneself:
Personally, I wasn't sure I would make it. 3 as an individual,
as a person, privately, in private: I like him personally but
would never have him as my dentist.
personify v. 1 embody, typify, exemplify, epitomize, be the embodiment
of, manifest, represent, stand for, symbolize, Archaic
impersonate, personate: In my view, he personifies everything
that is evil. 2 humanize, personalize: In literature,
personifying inanimate things in nature with human attributes is
called the pathetic fallacy.
perspective
n. 1 (point of) view, viewpoint, standpoint, prospect, vantage
point, position, angle, Colloq where one is coming from: I can
see that my view would be illogical from his perspective. 2
attitude, position, angle, approach, sentiment, outlook,
lookout: Management has a different perspective on what is good
for the company.
perspiration
n. sweat, dampness, wetness; sweating; Technical sudor;
diaphoresis: I could feel the perspiration stand out on my
forehead. They say that perspiration makes one cooler on a hot
day.
persuade v. 1 urge, induce, prevail upon, influence, exhort, importune,
dispose, incline, prompt, sway, press: The officer persuaded
him to surrender. 2 bring round, convince, win over, talk or
argue into, convert: We persuaded her to open the door. He was
persuaded to vote Labour.