"standardize" meaning in English

See standardize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstæn.də.daɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈstɛən.dɚˌdaɪz] [Canada, General-American] (note: /æ/ raising), /ˈstæn.də.dɑez/ [General-Australian], /ˈstɛn.də.daɪz/ [New-Zealand], [ˈstɛn.də.dɑe̯z] [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standardize.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-standardize.wav [New-Jersey] Forms: standardizes [present, singular, third-person], standardizing [participle, present], standardized [participle, past], standardized [past]
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  1. US and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise. Derived forms: destandardize, prestandardize, restandardize, standardizability, standardizable, standardization, standardizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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