make one's own

English

Verb

make one's own (third-person singular simple present makes one's own, present participle making one's own, simple past and past participle made one's own)

1. (transitive) To change or deal with (something) in a way that makes it seem to belong to oneself; to handle or present uniquely.

   With his dramatic mannerisms and gestures, the actor really made the role his own.