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Verb Suffixes -ate -fy -ise -ize = to make; render; perform an act.

From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by Swinton, William

Adjective Suffixes 1. able, ible—able to be, fit to be Readable, fit to be read.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose

Suffixes precede this termination in their natural order.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George

For fuller explanation in such cases the student is referred to the list of Prefixes and Suffixes in the Appendix.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Derivatives are formed by appending certain terminations called Suffixes to stems of verbs, nouns, or adjectives.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)