customize
verb
cus·tom·ize
ˈkə-stə-ˌmīz 
customized; customizing
: to build, fit, or alter according to individual specifications
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.
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Once the nachos are done baking, let everyone customize their plate with the toppings of their choice.
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The movement, made by LVMH sister brand Zenith, is the El Primero 400 chronograph movement, customized with a carving on the rotor of the brand’s famous Bird on a Rock brooch.
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This is a hotel where guests demand—and get—rooms customized to their needs, whether that extends to the design of decorations on personal Christmas trees or ordering gallons of Evian water to wash in.
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Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Once the nachos are done baking, let everyone customize their plate with the toppings of their choice.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
The movement, made by LVMH sister brand Zenith, is the El Primero 400 chronograph movement, customized with a carving on the rotor of the brand’s famous Bird on a Rock brooch.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
This is a hotel where guests demand—and get—rooms customized to their needs, whether that extends to the design of decorations on personal Christmas trees or ordering gallons of Evian water to wash in.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for customize
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customize
verb
cus·tom·ize
ˈkəs-tə-ˌmīz
customized; customizing
: to build, fit, or change to suit a specific customer
a customized van
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