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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The update is expected to let users customize the style of icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons.
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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
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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
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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