-ize en · X · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-aɪz/ (General-American)
- /-ɑjz/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix). Cognate with Old English -ettan (verbal suffix).
Meanings
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(morpheme) Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs ▸ to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
pixel + -ize → pixelize
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(morpheme) Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs ▸ to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
cannibal + -ize → cannibalize
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -izes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| -izing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| -ise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| -ized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| -ized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (70)
sv -isera (suffix used to form verbs) · la (Grecism) -izō (suffix used to form verbs) · tr -ize (suffix used to form verbs) · nl -iseren (suffix used to form verbs) · be -ізава́ць (suffix used to form verbs) · ru -изова́ть (suffix used to form verbs) · la -iō³ (suffix used to form verbs) · it -izzare (suffix used to form verbs) · io -izar (suffix used to form verbs) · el -ποιώ (suffix used to form verbs) · th -อภิวัตน์ (suffix used to form verbs) · sq -izoj (suffix used to form verbs) · be -ізі́раваць (suffix used to form verbs) · tr -la (suffix used to form verbs) · ast -izar (suffix used to form verbs) · af -iseer (suffix used to form verbs) · lt -izuoti (suffix used to form verbs) · pl -yzować (suffix used to form verbs) · vi ... hoá (suffix used to form verbs) · eu -izatu (suffix used to form verbs) · sl -izirati (suffix used to form verbs) · et -iseerima (suffix used to form verbs) · fi -isoida (suffix used to form verbs) · nan-hbl -化 (suffix used to form verbs) · sv -era (suffix used to form verbs) · la -faciō (suffix used to form verbs) · yi ־יזירן (suffix used to form verbs) · no -ere (suffix used to form verbs) · da -isere (suffix used to form verbs) · cmn -化 (suffix used to form verbs) · bg -изи́рам (suffix used to form verbs) · es -izar (suffix used to form verbs) · lmo -izà (suffix used to form verbs) · tr -le (suffix used to form verbs) · pt -izar (suffix used to form verbs) · fa ـیدن (suffix used to form verbs) · hu -izál (suffix used to form verbs) · ro -iza (suffix used to form verbs) · mt -izza (suffix used to form verbs) · grc -ίζω (suffix used to form verbs) · de -ieren (suffix used to form verbs) · fi -oida (suffix used to form verbs) · hak -化 (suffix used to form verbs) · fr -iser (suffix used to form verbs) · gl -izar (suffix used to form verbs) · lv -izēt (suffix used to form verbs) · yue -化 (suffix used to form verbs) · da -ere (suffix used to form verbs) · pl -izować (suffix used to form verbs) · grc -ποιέω (suffix used to form verbs) · de -isieren (suffix used to form verbs) · sk -izovať (suffix used to form verbs) · ro -иза (suffix used to form verbs) · ko 화(化)하다 (suffix used to form verbs) · ia -isar (suffix used to form verbs) · ar فَعَّلَ (suffix used to form verbs) · sh -izírati (suffix used to form verbs) · mk -изи́ра (suffix used to form verbs) · no -isere (suffix used to form verbs) · sh -изи́рати (suffix used to form verbs) · uk -ізува́ти (suffix used to form verbs) · la -ficō (suffix used to form verbs) · fi -öidä (suffix used to form verbs) · cs -izovat (suffix used to form verbs) · eo -igi (suffix used to form verbs) · ru -изи́ровать (suffix used to form verbs) · th ทำให้เป็น (suffix used to form verbs) · ca -itzar (suffix used to form verbs) · el -ίζω (suffix used to form verbs) · oc -izar (suffix used to form verbs)