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

Customers can choose to customize the margaritas, including adding chamoy and tajín seasonings along with salt and sugar rims. —Kate Perez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

Players can customize everything from the interior decor to the shop’s physical layout and floor plan. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

Choose from colorful felt, canvas or market totes featuring playful Easter designs like bunnies, carrots and eggs, all customized just for you. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

But the best part of this particular trend is how many ways there are to customize it. —Grace McCarty, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026

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