CUSTOMISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does customise mean? 

• CUSTOMISE (verb)
  The verb CUSTOMISE has 2 senses:

1. make to specifications

2. make according to requirements

  Familiarity information: CUSTOMISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUSTOMISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they customise    ... he / she / it customises   
Past simple: customised   
Past participle: customised   
-ing form: customising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make to specifications

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

custom-make; customise; customize; tailor-make

Context example:

I had this desk custom-made for me

Hypernyms (to "customise" is one way to...):

create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make according to requirements

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

customise; customize

Context example:

customize a car

Hypernyms (to "customise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

build; construct; make (make by combining materials and parts)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The men customise the bookshelves