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standardize

[ stan-der-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

standardized, standardizing.
  1. to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like:

    to standardize manufactured parts.

  2. to compare with or test by a standard.
  3. to choose or establish a standard for.


verb (used without object)

standardized, standardizing.
  1. to become standardized.

standardize

/ ˈæԻəˌ岹ɪ /

verb

  1. to make or become standard
  2. tr to test by or compare with a standard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲԻ岹ˌ, noun
  • ˌٲԻ岹徱ˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٲԻa·a· adjective
  • ٲԻa··tDz noun
  • ٲԻa·e noun
  • ԴDzȴٲԻ···tDz noun
  • ԴDz·ٲԻa· adjective
  • pre·ٲԻa··tDz noun
  • ·ٲԻa· verb (used with object) prestandardized prestandardizing
  • ܲȴ-ٲԻa· adjective
  • ȴٲԻ···tDz noun
  • ·ٲԻa· verb (used with object) restandardized restandardizing
  • ܲȴٲԻ···tDz noun
  • ܲ·ٲԻa· verb (used with object) substandardized substandardizing
  • un·ٲԻa·a· adjective
  • ܲ·ٲԻa· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of standardize1

First recorded in 1870–75; standard + -ize
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Example Sentences

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Chu’s office said the bill would standardize the forbearance policies for federal lenders.

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“SCE has taken immediate steps to further strengthen and standardize its grounding practices with respect to idle lines, including updating SCE’s Transmission Operations and Maintenance Policies and Procedures,” reads the footnote.

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Over the last two decades, our infatuation with test scores and standardized curricula has squeezed out civics and the democratic function of schools.

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If approved, the new terms would be the same as those used for many other standardized tests, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, known as the nation’s report card.

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He pointed out an assertion in the Department of Education’s letter about standardized testing.

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