verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, UK, US:/ˈkʌs.tə.maɪ̯z/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈkas.tə.mɑɪ̯z/
New-Zealand:/ˈkas.tə.maɪ̯z/
CMU ARPABET:K AH1 S T AH0 M AY2 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
make according to requirements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
customize a car
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: customise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify, construct, build, make
3
verb
Meaning 3
make to specifications
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I had this desk custom-made for me
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: custom-make, customise, tailor-make
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, make, create
History
Etymology
From custom + -ize. First attested in 1934 in American English.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հարմարեցնել
(harmarecʻnel)
— alter according to preferences
Bulgarian:
изработвам по поръчка
— alter according to preferences
Bulgarian:
приспособявам според потребностите си
(prisposobjavam spored potrebnostite si)
— alter according to preferences
Chinese Mandarin:
定制
(dìngzhì)
— alter according to preferences
Chinese Mandarin:
定做
(dìngzuò)
— alter according to preferences
Chinese Mandarin:
客製化 /客制化
(kèzhìhuà)
— alter according to preferences
Chinese Mandarin:
自定義 /自定义
(zìdìngyì)
— alter according to preferences
Czech:
přizpůsobit
— alter according to preferences
Danish:
skræddersy
— alter according to preferences
Danish:
specialbygge
— alter according to preferences
Esperanto:
agordi
— alter according to preferences
Estonian:
kohandama
— alter according to preferences
Estonian:
isiksustama
— alter according to preferences
Finnish:
mukauttaa
— alter according to preferences
Finnish:
muuttaa toiveiden mukaiseksi
— alter according to preferences
Finnish:
kustomoida
— alter according to preferences
French:
personnaliser
— alter according to preferences
Galician:
personalizar
— alter according to preferences
German:
speziell anfertigen
— alter according to preferences
German:
personalisieren
— alter according to preferences
German:
anpassen
— alter according to preferences
Hungarian:
testre szab
— alter according to preferences
Indonesian:
menyesuaikan
— alter according to preferences
Italian:
customizzare
— alter according to preferences
Italian:
personalizzare
— alter according to preferences
Japanese:
カスタマイズする
(kasutamaizu-suru)
— alter according to preferences
Lithuanian:
pritaikymas individualiam vartojimui
— alter according to preferences
Māori:
whakawhaiaro
— alter according to preferences
Persian:
سفاریستن
— alter according to preferences
Polish:
dostosowywać
— alter according to preferences
Polish:
personalizować
— alter according to preferences
Portuguese:
personalizar
— alter according to preferences
Portuguese:
customizar
— alter according to preferences
Russian:
модифици́ровать
(modificírovatʹ)
— alter according to preferences
Spanish:
entallar
— alter according to preferences
Spanish:
customizar
— alter according to preferences
Spanish:
confeccionar a la medida
— alter according to preferences
Spanish:
costumizar
— alter according to preferences
Swedish:
anpassa
— alter according to preferences
Swedish:
skräddarsy
— alter according to preferences
Tagalog:
ipasadya
— alter according to preferences
Yiddish:
אינדיווידואַליזירן
(individualizirn)
— alter according to preferences
