- customize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1923 to build, fit, or alter according to individual specifications • customizable adjective • customization noun • customizer noun
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customize — cus‧tom‧ize [ˈkʌstəmaɪz] also customise verb [transitive usually passive] MANUFACTURING if something is customized for a customer, it is designed, built etc specially for that customer, making it different to other things of the same kind: • We… … Financial and business terms
customize — v. 1. to make to specifications. Syn: custom make, taylor make. [WordNet 1.5] 2. to make according to requirements. Syn: customise. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
customize — 1934, to make (something) to a customer s specifications, Amer.Eng., from CUSTOM (Cf. custom) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Customizable; customization; customized; customizing … Etymology dictionary
customize — (Amer.) cus·tom·ize || kÊŒstmaɪz v. make or fit according to individual needs or desires, personalize; make according to requirements (also customise) cus·tom·ize || kÊŒstmaɪz n. adaptation, personal modification, adjusting of a program or… … English contemporary dictionary
customize — (also customise) ► VERB ▪ modify (something) to suit a particular individual or task … English terms dictionary
customize — ☆ customize [kus′təm īz΄ ] vt. customized, customizing [ CUSTOM + IZE] to make, build, or modify according to personal or individual specifications customizer n … English World dictionary
customize — UK [ˈkʌstəmaɪz] / US [ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms customize : present tense I/you/we/they customize he/she/it customizes present participle customizing past tense customized past participle customized to change the way something… … English dictionary
customize — customizable, adj. customization, n. customizer, n. /kus teuh muyz /, v.t. customized, customizing. to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile. Also, esp. Brit., customise.… … Universalium
customize — verb Customize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑page, ↑product … Collocations dictionary
customize — cus|tom|ize [ kʌstə,maız ] verb transitive to change the way something looks or works so that it is exactly what you want or need: You can use the control panel to customize Windows … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
customize — [[t]kʌ̱stəmaɪz[/t]] customizes, customizing, customized VERB If you customize something, you change its appearance or features to suit your tastes or needs. [V n] ...a control that allows photographers to customise the camera s basic settings. [V … English dictionary
