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[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.

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RELATED WORDS

repair, tweak, vary, adjust, adapt, rework, correct, revise, customize, reshape, transmute, mutate, convert, doctor, reorganize, reform, transform, turn, transmogrify, transfigure

Nearby words

  1. customer,
  2. customer relationship management,
  3. customer's man,
  4. customer-facing,
  5. customise,
  6. customs,
  7. customs broker,
  8. customs union,
  9. custos,
  10. custos morum
Also especially British, cus·tom·ise.

Origin of customize

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; custom + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for customizing

customize

customise

verb

(tr) to modify (something) according to a customer's individual requirements
Derived Formscustomization or customisation, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for customizing

customize

v.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper