customize
[kuhs-tuh-mahyz]
verb (used with object), cus·tom·ized, cus·tom·iz·ing.
to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
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- customer,
- customer relationship management,
- customer's man,
- customer-facing,
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- customs,
- customs broker,
- customs union,
- custos,
- custos morum
Also especially British, cus·tom·ise.
Origin of customize
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customize
customise
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customize
1934, "to make (something) to a customer's specifications," American English, from custom (adj.) + -ize. Related: Customizable; customization; customized; customizing.
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