customize

verb

cus·​tom·​ize ˈkə-stə-ˌmīz 

customized; customizing

transitive verb

: to build, fit, or alter according to individual specifications

customizable

ˌkə-stə-ˈmī-zə-bəl 

adjective

customization

ˌkə-stə-mə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

customizer noun

Examples of customize in a Sentence

The telephone company has offered to customize a plan for our business.

The program can be customized to serve different purposes.

Recent Examples on the Web

The update is expected to let users customize the style of icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

Shopify doesn’t currently offer such a line-item tool, but its clients can still customize their websites by hiring programmers or purchasing separate applications. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025

Make most people in the room happy, even if everyone customizes the meal in a slightly different way, everyone can eat at least a component of the meal. —Sarah Scott, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025

Others will likely be highly skeptical of a black box of chat history memory that can't be tweaked or customized for privacy reasons. —ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for customize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize

Kids Definition

customize

verb

cus·​tom·​ize ˈkəs-tə-ˌmīz 

customized; customizing

: to build, fit, or change to suit a specific customer

a customized van