tailor-make

[tey-ler-meyk]

verb (used with object)

tailor-made, tailor-making 

1. to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc..

   to tailor-make a tour.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tailor-make¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Related Words

• accommodate 
• accustom 
• adapt 
• alter 
• conform 
• fine-tune 
• fix 
• modify 
• regulate 
• tailor 

When To Use

What does tailor-make mean?

Tailor-make means to make to fit the needs or specifications of a particular situation, object, or person.It means to make something in the way that a tailor would make a piece of clothing for someone by fitting it to their exact measurements and needs.Tailor-make can be used in the context of clothing, but it’s more often used in a figurative sense, meaning the same thing as custom-make: to make something to unique specifications so that it fits perfectly and it’s one of a kind.Things made in such a way can be described with the adjective tailor-made, which can mean literally made by a tailor, or, more generally, made to unique specifications—or seeming to have been made that way.Example: We tailor-make a curriculum for each student to meet their individual needs.