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tailor-make

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To customize or create specifically to meet the requirements of an individual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make (clothes) by a tailor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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, customize, customise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: produce, make, create

4

verb

Meaning 4

create (clothes) with cloth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sew, tailor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fashion, forge

Narrower terms: run up, quilt

History

Etymology

Back formation from tailor-made.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: maßschneidern — to customize or create specifically
  • Polish: szyć na miarę — to customize or create specifically
  • Polish: uszyć na miarę — to customize or create specifically
  • Spanish: customizar — to customize or create specifically
  • Swedish: skräddarsy — to customize or create specifically
  • German: maßschneidern — to make by a tailor
  • Polish: szyć na miarę — to make by a tailor
  • Polish: uszyć na miarę — to make by a tailor
  • Swedish: skräddarsy — to make by a tailor