| 单词 | ize |
| 释义 | -ize (-aɪz) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense -izes, present participle -izing, past tense, past participle -izedregional note: in BRIT, also use -ise suffix Verbs that can end in either '-ize' or '-ise' are dealt with in this dictionary at the '-ize' spelling. Many verbs ending in -ize describe processes by which things or people are brought into a new state. The dispute could jeopardize the negotiations. ...a way of trying to regularize and standardize practice. -ize in British English 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-ize in American English (aɪz) 1. to cause to be or become; make conform with or resemble; make democratize, Americanize 2. to become, become like, or change into crystallize 3. to subject to, treat with, or combine with oxidize, galvanize 4. to engage in; act in a (specified) way soliloquize, theorize Word origin ME -isen < OFr -iser < LL -izare < Gr -izeinDefinition of '-ize' |
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