In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
INDIVIDUALIZE
personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise
(verb) make personal or more personal; “personalized service”
individualize, individualise
(verb) make or mark or treat as individual; “The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
individualize (third-person singular simple present individualizes, present participle individualizing, simple past and past participle individualized)
To give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.
To modify something to suit an individual; to personalize.
Source: Wiktionary
In`di*vid"u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individualized; p. pr. & vb. n. Individualizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. individualiser.]
Definition: The mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality. The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor of Addison. N. Drake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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