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commonize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɒ.mə.naɪz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English common 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 English commonize From common + -ize.

Meanings

  1. To make similar or common.
    • He attempted to commonize the various standards by ensuring a similar format and implementation.
  2. To deprecate the importance of, or make ordinary.
    • She gave each participant a trophy, regardless of win or loss, to commonize the award for winning.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
commonizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
commonise alternative lexicographic
commonized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
commonized Tense=Past lexicographic
commonizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (11)

pl rozpropagować (to make similar or common) · pl popularyzować (to make similar or common) · tr sıradanlaştırmak (to make ordinary) · pl propagować (to make similar or common) · pl upowszechnić (to make ordinary) · tr yaygınlaştırmak (to make similar or common) · pl spopularyzować (to make similar or common) · pl upowszechniać (to make ordinary) · pl upowszechniać (to make similar or common) · pl upowszechnić (to make similar or common) · tr bayağılaştırmak (to make ordinary)