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Synonyms

standardize

American

[stan-der-dahyz] / ˈstæn dərˌdaɪz /

especially British, standardise

verb (used with object)

to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like.

to standardize manufactured parts.
to compare with or test by a standard.
to choose or establish a standard for.

verb (used without object)

to become standardized.

standardize British

/ ˈstændəˌdaɪz /

verb

to make or become standard
(tr) to test by or compare with a standard

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Origin of standardize

First recorded in 1870–75; standard + -ize

Explanation

To standardize something is to make it fit a certain guideline or requirement. If a school decides to standardize its grading system, it makes sure every teacher gives grades in exactly the same way. Use the verb standardize to describe what an organization or company does when it makes a product or rule conform to a certain model. Often, to standardize things is to make them all exactly the same. When a city standardizes all its playground equipment, every park begins to look alike, with the same slides, swings, and sandboxes.

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The findings come as state officials are proposing to overhaul decades-old pesticide regulations to toughen enforcement and standardize penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“We will take this as a lesson to further standardize our business processes, as well as optimize and upgrade our operations,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

As payments become commoditized and custody solutions standardize, margins will compress.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026

On its most recent earnings call, the company said it would invest several hundred million dollars to standardize its business on a global platform.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Gey and several colleagues had already organized a committee to develop procedures to “simplify and standardize the technique of tissue culturing.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The revised directive “simply standardizes the required forms.”

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

The latest development is a new rule that simplifies and standardizes the requirements for retrofits, said URM program manager Amanda Hertzfeld.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

The C.D.C. now has a similar process: The agency collects data from hospitals, counties and states, and then it standardizes and reports the data to the public.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023

This latest iteration of Thread standardizes border routers so that companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google can produce them in a way that device vendors can rely on.

From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022

The clock standardizes our subjective tempos and we control ourselves by the clock.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park

But many of the features that made them distinctive, including grog tempering, coiled construction and carefully standardized clay preparation, were hidden inside the finished pottery and therefore difficult to copy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

She now represents a central Austin district in the Texas House, where she’s worked on a wide set of education issues, from directing more tax dollars to neighborhood public schools to curbing standardized testing.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

“A lot of this is going to have to be effectuated through policy if we want to see this standardized across the labs,” Purser added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Jonathan Glater, a UC Berkeley law professor who helped write UC’s 2020 faculty task force report on standardized testing, also addressed regents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

I've said this many times before, but: Hurray for standardized valve systems!

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Many in the industry have touted federal intervention as a way to “save” college sports by standardizing how recruitment and payment of athletes work.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

In 1955, when Pratt and Kroc crossed paths, they saw that standardizing the products the burger chain carried would help ensure uniform quality, and drive down costs by increasing purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

"That means sugar yields fluctuate... and that means alcohol output changes. So standardizing production becomes difficult. Mexico solved this over decades through selective breeding. India hasn't yet," he says.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Some updates include further standardizing Department practices and processes to ensure organizational consistency, the introduction of new equipment and refining response protocols tailored to the nature of the call for service,” a statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

If any bereaved gentlemen, feeling his heart getting into his head, wishes to tickle his ear with his tongue by way of standardizing his emotion let him hire a hall and do so.

From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by S. O. (Silas Orrin) Howes

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