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to customize

to customize

65 3.7
Change something so it fits a person's needs or wants
  • verb
  • /ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : personalizar
  • He decided to customize his new car with unique rims and a custom paint job.
  • customized training
  • customized programs
  • customized products

If you work for him, you can kind of customize TRX out, you know.

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Examples

  • So this one promises to customize your volume from soft to bold.

  • You are then the consumer who is customizing your own product.

  • You, and only you, have the ability to customize your own life cycle.

  • You guys can be creative and basically customize these however you want.

  • - You can customize everything.

    Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

  • You just click the customize button here.

  • Teachers value technology that allows them to customize instructional materials to target specific learning needs.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The app also allows users to move, customize, delete, and add words, backgrounds, and stickers.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The assessment process should be customized to reflect the individual/tribal worldview of each client.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Included is a framework for developing a Makerspace customized to the school library's community and patrons.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

to modify
vsto customize
268 3.2

Make small changes to something to make it more useful

involves fuller change or building to meet a person's needs or wishes
to orient
vsto customize
178 4.1

To make something fit a particular group's needs or purpose

targets a single person's needs rather than broader conditions
to personalize
vsto customize
  • US
75 4.0

To change something so it fits a person's name, likes, or style

change or build it to meet that person's practical needs and wishes
to tailor
vsto customize
57 4.2

To make something to fit a particular purpose or person

focuses on meeting an individual's needs rather than general use
to custom-make
vsto customize
4 5.3

To make something exactly as a person wants

covers changing or building to suit needs or wishes more generally
to individualize
vsto customize
3 6.3

To change something to fit one person's needs

emphasizes fitting needs and wishes rather than creating uniqueness
to tailor-make
vsto customize
1 4.9

Make something to fit one person or a special purpose

applies to changing or building to suit personal needs, not only special orders

Antonyms

to standardize
  • US
83 4.2

To make things the same by using one set of rules

How Tailored

to tailor
57 4.2
to personalize
  • US
75 4.0
to customize
  • US
65 3.7
to modify
268 3.2
to adjust
317 2.7

Surface Forms

customize infinitive
customise infinitive
customized past
customised past
customized past participle
customised past participle
customizing present participle
customising present participle
customizes third person singular
customises third person singular

Morphology

customize = custom (transparent) = custom + ize

Formed by the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' added to 'custom', meaning 'to make or adapt to custom', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Customize comes from custom ('usual way' or 'habit') and the ending -ize that makes a word into an action. So, to customize something is to change it to fit a person's own needs or wishes.