Definition

To change something according to personal preferences or needs.

Example

You can customise your phone's settings to make it work better for you.

Tense Forms

Conversation

Have you thought about how you want to customise your new phone?

Not really, but I guess I could make it more personal.

You should definitely customise it with some cool wallpapers and apps.

Yeah, that sounds like a fun idea to make it feel more like mine!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Customise → It is formed from "custom" (from Old French *costume*, meaning a habit or practice) and "-ise" (a suffix used to form verbs meaning to make or to become). The word "customise" means to make something according to a particular habit or practice.

Memory Tip

Think of 'custom' as a specific habit or practice, and remember that 'customise' means to make something fit that specific habit.

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