单词 | -ize |
释义 | -ize or -ise suffix forming verbs ▶ USAGE In Britain and the US -ize is the preferred ending for many verbs, but -ise is equally acceptable in British English. Certain words (chiefly those not formedby adding the suffix to an existing word) are, however, always spelt with -ise in both Britain and the US: advertise, revise1. to cause to become, resemble, or agree with legalize 2. to become; change into crystallize 3. to affect in a specified way; subject to hypnotize 4. to act according to some practice, principle, policy, etc economize Word origin from Old French -iser, from Late Latin -izāre, from Greek -izein |
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