standardize

[stan-der-dahyz]

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verb (used with object), stand·ard·ized, stand·ard·iz·ing.

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), stand·ard·ized, stand·ard·iz·ing.

to become standardized.

Also especially British, stand·ard·ise.

Origin of standardize

First recorded in 1870–75; standard + -ize

Related formsstand·ard·iz·a·ble, adjectivestand·ard·i·za·tion, nounstand·ard·iz·er, nounnon·stand·ard·i·za·tion, nounnon·stand·ard·ized, adjectivepre·stand·ard·i·za·tion, nounpre·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), pre·stand·ard·ized, pre·stand·ard·iz·ing.qua·si-stand·ard·ized, adjectivere·stand·ard·i·za·tion, nounre·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), re·stand·ard·ized, re·stand·ard·iz·ing.sub·stand·ard·i·za·tion, nounsub·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), sub·stand·ard·ized, sub·stand·ard·iz·ing.un·stand·ard·iz·a·ble, adjectiveun·stand·ard·ized, adjective

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Related Words for standardize

institutionalize, systematize, stereotype, assimilate, institute, regiment, order, normalize, homogenize

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Historical Examples of standardize

He graded the work of the school and endeavored to standardize instruction.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
Various
Therefore, standardize your files, and interest your officials.
Letters from an Old Railway Official
Charles DeLano Hine
The answer is that the manufacturers learned to standardize their product.
The Age of Big Business
Burton J. Hendrick
It is extremely difficult and complex to standardize an individual.
The Psychology of Management
L. M. Gilbreth
It is comparatively easy and simple to standardize a function.
The Psychology of Management
L. M. Gilbreth

British Dictionary definitions for standardize

standardize

standardise

verb

to make or become standard

(tr) to test by or compare with a standard

Derived Formsstandardization or standardisation, nounstandardizer or standardiser, noun

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Word Origin and History for standardize

1857; see standard + -ize. Related: Standardized; standardizing.

standardize in Medicine

standardize

[stăn′dər-dīz′]

v.

To cause to conform to a standard.

To evaluate by comparing with a standard.