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to tailor-make

to tailor-make

1 4.9
Make something to fit one person or a special purpose
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈteɪlərˌmeɪk/
translation icon : personalizar
  • The software company can tailor-make applications that fit the unique requirements of different businesses.

Examples

  • To ensure success, the project manager decided to tailor-make the proposal for each client.

  • What else is built into your life that can enable us to tailor make a product just for you?

  • So they tailor make excursions for families.

  • I wish I could tailor-make my delivery; can't do it.

    Academic text (2006)

  • His style was way off, and if they couldn't find clothes to fit him, they should have had them tailor-made.

    Blog text (1)

  • And what this new platform will do will be to integrate users' data and preferences, and use that information to enrich and tailor-make each unique user experience in a way that is, frankly, unprecedented.

    Jason Bourne (2016)

  • I would be the guide, the driver, the witty eccentric English chap who makes your holiday a trip to remember and would collect you from the airport, quite possibly have you stay in my home or a nearby plush hotel, and tailor-make your holiday to see and experience whatever you like.

    Blog text (26)

  • Customized computer images and indexed compact discs are just two of the tools teachers can use to tailor-make audiovisual enhancements for choral rehearsals.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The fitness coach will tailor-make a workout plan specifically for your goals and abilities.

Synonyms

to orient
vsto tailor-make
178 4.1

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

is similar but more about making or fully remaking for needs
to adapt
vsto tailor-make
178 3.2

To change something so it fits a new use or situation

is narrower by stressing modification for a particular person or purpose
to personalize
vsto tailor-make
  • US
75 4.0

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

covers this personal fit but also includes nonpersonal purposes
to customize
vsto tailor-make
  • US
65 3.7

Change something so it fits a person's needs or wants

focuses more on fitting a specific purpose as well as persons
to accommodate
vsto tailor-make
61 6.8

Make something suitable for a new use

is more focused on designing or adapting specifically for individual needs
to tailor
vsto tailor-make
57 4.2

To make something to fit a particular purpose or person

is the same but highlights adapting as well as original making
to configure
vsto tailor-make
47 5.2

To change the settings of a device like a computer for a specific use

shares the specific focus but applies beyond technical setup to objects
to custom-make
vsto tailor-make
4 5.3

To make something exactly as a person wants

is similar yet also covers adapting existing things for needs
to individualize
vsto tailor-make
3 6.3

To change something to fit one person's needs

overlaps but puts equal weight on meeting purpose and requirements

How Customized

to personalize
  • US
75 4.0
to tailor-make
1 4.9
to adapt
178 3.2
to modify
268 3.2
to make
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

tailor-make infinitive
tailor-made past
tailor-made past participle
tailor-making present participle
tailor-makes third person singular

Morphology

tailor-make = tailor + make (transparent) = tailor + make

The verb is a straightforward compound of 'tailor' + 'make' meaning to make or adapt as a tailor would, which is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Tailor-make comes from the word tailor, a person who cuts and sews clothes to 'fit' one person, and the word make, meaning 'to make'. So to tailor-make something is to have it made or changed to fit a particular person or purpose.