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

Per this three-year contract, the system’s 470,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff across 22 campuses will continue to have access to ChatGPT Edu, billed by the company as a version of the chatbot customized for educational institutions. —Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

The brokerage window allows the employee to choose a target date fund that’s not in the core 401(k) offerings or customize the asset allocation of the account. —Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Users can customize an avatar to represent themselves and write a bio on their account page where their statistics are displayed. —Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 28 May 2026

Aman oversees the overall design direction, but owners customize their homes. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for customize

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

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