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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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Etymology

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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Example Sentences

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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

With AI highlighting nuances between role titles and the actual skills necessary and tasks performed, companies can then begin to standardize roles to help support business operations and career trajectories.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Liens are recorded in state Uniform Commercial Code databases across the country, with the public filings intended to standardize interstate transactions and alert creditors about business debts and financial obligations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

They also studied up on forensics and, to similarly standardize evidence collection, assembled their own proto-rape kits in brown paper bags on Friday nights—the first ones used in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

When we were in tenth grade, he orchestrated a plan to standardize our entire class—make every tenth-grader exactly the same.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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