| 释义 |
-ize
\ˌīz sometimes, as in “baptize”, |īz\ verb suffix
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Middle English -isen, from Old French -iser, from Late Latin -izare, from Greek -izein
1.
a.
(1) : to cause to be or become or conform to or be like or resemble (something specified)
< systemize >
< americanize >
< liquidize >
: cause to be formed into
< unionize >
< diphthongize >
(2) : to subject to action by or treatment of (something specified)
< criticize >
: subject to a (specified) action
< plagiarize >
(3) : to cause to have or appear to have some (specified) quality
< rationalize >
: act upon in such a way as to produce a (specified) result in
< brutalize >
< commercialize >
(4) : to impregnate or treat or combine with (something specified)
< albuminize >
< hydrogenize >
(5) : to adapt to (something specified) : modify by means of
< avianize >
b. : to make (a specified thing) of : treat like
< idolize >
< lionize >
c. : to treat in the manner of or according to the method or process of (a specified individual)
< bowdlerize >
< mesmerize >
2.
a. : to become or become like (something specified)
< crystallize >
b. : to be productive in or of (something specified)
< theorize >
: engage in or carry on a (specified) activity
< botanize >
< philosophize >
< attitudinize >
< concertize >
c. : to follow after someone or something (specified) : to adopt or spread the manner of activity or the outlook or teaching of someone
< calvinize > |