standardize

[ stan-der-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, stand·ard·ized, stand·ard·iz·ing.

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

   to standardize manufactured parts.

2. to compare with or test by a standard.
3. to choose or establish a standard for.

verb (used without object)

, stand·ard·ized, stand·ard·iz·ing.

1. to become standardized.

standardize

/ ˈstændəˌdaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become standard
2. tr to test by or compare with a standard

Derived Forms

• ˈstandardˌizer, noun
• ˌstandardiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• standard·iza·ble adjective
• standard·i·zation noun
• standard·izer noun
• nonstand·ard·i·zation noun
• non·standard·ized adjective
• pre·standard·i·zation noun
• pre·standard·ize verb (used with object) prestandardized prestandardizing
• quasi-standard·ized adjective
• restand·ard·i·zation noun
• re·standard·ize verb (used with object) restandardized restandardizing
• substand·ard·i·zation noun
• sub·standard·ize verb (used with object) substandardized substandardizing
• un·standard·iza·ble adjective
• un·standard·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of standardize¹

First recorded in 1870–75; standard + -ize

Example Sentences

The World Economic Forum, working with the Big Four accounting firms, recently published a new report that seeks to standardize stakeholder capitalism reporting on environment, social, and governance goals.

From Fortune

This method of training is not standardized, it is not measurable, and it is extremely challenging to establish accountability for errors in the field.

From ProPublica

To make matters simpler, GM is standardizing the components it will use to build what promises to be a wide variety of vehicles.

From Ars Technica

Instead, create guidelines to objectify and standardize job performance expectations.

From Fortune

Ofqal then standardized grades using an algorithm based on students’ past achievements and their schools’ past performance.

From Quartz

Second, many other democracies standardize administration of their national elections.

From The Daily Beast

Where several variant spellings were used, the most prevalent version was use to standardize them.

From Project Gutenberg

In his view there was room for universities of different types; to standardize them would be a blunder, almost a crime.

From Project Gutenberg

To standardize procedure, as well as to eliminate delay, was the purpose of the President in the plan for the Commerce Court.

From Project Gutenberg

Professing the ideal and proposing to recreate the Universe, the New Freedom, as it calls itself, would standardize it.

From Project Gutenberg

For exact quantitative determination it is necessary to standardize the solution with pure anhydrous dextrose.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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