standardize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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to make or become standard
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(tr) to test by or compare with a standard
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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nonstandardizationnoun
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prestandardizationnoun
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restandardizationnoun
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standardizationnoun
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standardizernoun
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substandardizationnoun
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prestandardizeverb (used with object)
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restandardizeverb (used with object)
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substandardizeverb (used with object)
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nonstandardizedadjective
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quasi-standardizedadjective
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standardizableadjective
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unstandardizableadjective
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unstandardizedadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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standardizesimple
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standardizessimple
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have standardizedperfect
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has standardizedperfect
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am standardizingprogressive
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are standardizingprogressive
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is standardizingprogressive
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have been standardizingperfect progressive
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has been standardizingperfect progressive
Past
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standardizedsimple
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had standardizedperfect
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was standardizingprogressive
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were standardizingprogressive
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had been standardizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of standardize
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.
Vocabulary lists containing standardize
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Early Civilizations of China, Lessons 4–6
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Example Sentences
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Companionship services are fragmented, hard to standardize, and vulnerable to safety concerns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Once collected, platforms, such as Palantir’s Maven, standardize, tag and score all the data, linking it to identities across devices and accounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The industry pledged last year to standardize electronic submissions and deliver at least 80% of decisions in real time by 2027, part of a broader push to ease administrative burdens and improve transparency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
As payments become commoditized and custody solutions standardize, margins will compress.
From MarketWatch ● 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 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
The resolution, she said, standardizes the exemption and will help speed efforts by humanitarian workers to provide aid to people.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
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
Headquartered in Geneva, ISO standardizes everything from the dimensions of cotton bales to the proper transport of uncrewed spacecraft.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
You've got to know whether it standardizes production and marketing, or just markets by as many methods as there are producers.
From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Bleyer, Willard Grosvenor
A standardized system of weights and measures used throughout the region may have supported fairer trade as well.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
According to a new report published by the Success Academy charter-school network, in nearly half of the city’s schools most students flunked standardized tests in math and reading last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
One provision would’ve required private schools accepting public money to give a common standardized test and report results to the county superintendent, allowing more insight into the schools’ educational quality.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
These standardized chips are churned out in massive quantities by producers who must compete on volume and cost efficiency.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
He wants to analyze which advanced-placement classes the seniors took, their standardized test scores, ex- tracurriculars, and GPAs to figure out what he needs to do to get into Harvard.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
"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
At a time when many wealth managers are standardizing their investment approach and embracing third-party model portfolios, Jamie Williams stands out for doing his own research and security selection.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 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
“The goal now is to minimize risk by standardizing, sequencing, and simplifying,” Isaac said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
The concept "right" reflects the standardizing, valuing process of a synthetic order and a synthetic self.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.
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