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customizecus‧tom‧ize (also customise British English) /ˈkʌstəmaɪz/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcustomize |
Present | I, you, we, they | customize | | he, she, it | customizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | customized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have customized | | he, she, it | has customized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had customized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will customize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have customized |
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Present | I | am customizing | | he, she, it | is customizing | | you, we, they | are customizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was customizing | | you, we, they | were customizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been customizing | | he, she, it | has been customizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been customizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be customizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been customizing |
- customized software
- a customized pick-up truck
- General Motors will customize Cadillacs for special clients.
- A Graph Window is used to build and customize graphs based on data from the Notebook window.
- Cruise lines work with wedding planners to customize ceremonies.
- You can customize links by displaying them as underlined and/or in a special color.
to change something for a particular use or purpose► adapt to change something so that it can be used in a different way: · They have adapted their house so they can look after their disabled son more easily.· The movie was adapted by Forsyth from his own bestselling novel.adapt for: · The materials in the book can be adapted for use with older children.adapt something to do something: · These recipes can be easily adapted to suit vegetarians. ► modify to make small changes to something such as a piece of equipment, a set of ideas, or a way of behaving in order to improve it or to make it more suitable for a particular purpose: · We can modify the design to make it suitable for commercial production.· We all modify our speech when speaking to people in authority.genetically modify (=change the genes of plants or animals): · The biotech corporations argue that genetically modified crops will put an end to food shortages in the developing world. ► convert to change something completely so that it has a different form and can be used for a different purpose: · We've converted the basement to give the children more room to play.convert something into something: · A Swiss company has found a way to convert animal waste into fuel.· This computer system converts typed words into speech. ► customize also customise British to change something, such as a car or a piece of equipment, to suit a particular person or group of people: · General Motors will customize Cadillacs for special clients.· The computer programs can be customised for individual users.· customized software adjectivecustomarycustomcustomizableaccustomednouncustomcustomercustomsverbaccustomcustomizeadverbcustomarily to change something to make it more suitable for you, or to make it look special or different from things of a similar type: a customized car |