cus·tom·ize

[kuhs-tuh-mahyz]
verb (used with object), cus·tom·ized, cus·tom·iz·ing.
to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
Also, especially British, cus·tom·ise.


Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; custom + -ize

cus·tom·iz·a·ble, adjective
cus·tom·i·za·tion, noun
cus·tom·iz·er, noun
non·cus·tom·ized, adjective
sem·i·cus·tom·ized, adjective
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customize or customise (ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to modify (something) according to a customer's individual requirements
 
customise or customise
 
vb
 
customi'zation or customise
 
n
 
customi'sation or customise
 
n

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Customize is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Word Origin & History

customize
1934, "to make (something) to a customer's specifications," Amer. Eng., from custom + -ize. Related: Customizable (1960); customization (1963); customized (pp. adj., 1960).
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Example sentences
Customize your itinerary, from soft family adventures to wilderness camping.
The company can customize a family itinerary on request and arrange multiple
  vessels for family reunions.
They can customize their profile through colors and photos and the music they
  have playing in the background.
Then try our variations, or be creative and customize your own.
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