customize

[kuhs-tuh-mahyz]

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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.

Also especially British, cus·tom·ise.

Origin of customize

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; custom + -ize

Related formscus·tom·iz·a·ble, adjectivecus·tom·i·za·tion, nouncus·tom·iz·er, nounnon·cus·tom·ized, adjectivesem·i·cus·tom·ized, adjective

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Related Words for customize

custom-make, tailor-make, personalize, tailor, design, fashion, contrive

Examples from the Web for customize

Contemporary Examples of customize

It made no sense, except maybe as something he could customize as The Bieber Haiku.
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British Dictionary definitions for customize

customize

customise

verb

(tr) to modify (something) according to a customer's individual requirements

Derived Formscustomization or customisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for customize

1934, "to make (something) to a customer's specifications," American English, from custom (adj.) + -ize. Related: Customizable; customization; customized; customizing.