Definition of 'standardize'
Word forms: standardizes3rd person singular present tense, standardizing present participle, standardized past tense past participleregional note: in BRIT, also use standardise
transitive verb
To standardize things means to change them so that they all have the same features.
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standardize in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈstandardˌized or ˈstandardˌizing
1.
2.
to compare with, test by, or adjust to a standard
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Derived forms
standardization (ˌstandardiˈzation)
noun
standardizer (ˈstandardˌizer)
noun
Word Frequency
standardize in American English
(ˈstændərˌdaiz) (verb -ized, -izing)
transitive verb
1.
to standardize manufactured parts
2.
to compare with or test by a standard
3.
to choose or establish a standard for
intransitive verb
Also (esp. Brit.): standardise4.
to become standardized
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Derived forms
standardizable adjective
standardization
noun
standardizer
noun
Word origin
[1870–75; standard + -ize]Word Frequency
standardize in British English
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Derived forms
standardization (ˌstandardiˈzation) or standardisation (ˌstandardiˈsation) noun
standardizer (ˈstandardˌizer) or standardiser (ˈstandardˌiser)
noun
Synonyms of 'standardize'
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Computer-assisted image morphometric analysis has been developed to quantitate as
well as standardize various grading systems.
Frontal photographs were obtained and cropped from the subnasal to menton areas of
subjects to standardize the size of pictures.
Preharvest application of ethephon, a compound that releases ethylene when hydrolyzed,
can anticipate and standardize mango harvesting.
We standardize the plantar impulse by defining a principal axis of plantar impulse.
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His new dictionary helped standardize the national language.
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standardize
British English: standardize
VERB /ˈstændədaɪz/
To standardize things means to change them so that they all have the same features.
There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on offer.
- American English: standardize /ˈstændərdaɪz/
- Brazilian Portuguese: padronizar
- Chinese: 使标准化
- European Spanish: estandarizar
- French: standardiser
- German: standardisieren
- Italian: standardizzare
- Japanese: 標準化する
- Korean: 표준화하다
- European Portuguese: padronizar
- Spanish: estandarizar
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