"commonize" meaning in All languages combined

See commonize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: commonizes [present, singular, third-person], commonizing [participle, present], commonized [participle, past], commonized [past]
Etymology: common + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|common|ize}} common + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} commonize (third-person singular simple present commonizes, present participle commonizing, simple past and past participle commonized)
  1. To make similar or common.
    Sense id: en-commonize-en-verb-ynYnceMH
  2. To deprecate the importance of, or make ordinary.
    Sense id: en-commonize-en-verb-~I76QTY6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: commonise

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Alternative forms

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