individualize vs tell

individualize and tell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
individualize	No	No	Yes	No
tell	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tell is a hypernym of individualize; that is, tell is a word with a broader meaning than individualize:

Other hypernyms of individualize include differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell apart.

individualize (verb)	tell (verb)
make personal or more personal	discern or comprehend
make or mark or treat as individual	mark as different
	let something be known
	narrate or give a detailed account of
	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
	give evidence
	express in words
	inform positively and with certainty and confidence