standardize

especially British, stand·ard·ise

[stan-der-dahyz]

verb (used with object)

standardized, standardizing 

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)

standardized, standardizing 

1. to become standardized.

standardize

/ ˈstændəˌdaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become standard

2. (tr) to test by or compare with a standard

Other Word Forms

• standardizer noun
• standardization noun
• standardizable adjective
• nonstandardization noun
• nonstandardized adjective
• prestandardization noun
• prestandardize verb (used with object)
• quasi-standardized adjective
• restandardization noun
• restandardize verb (used with object)
• substandardization noun
• substandardize verb (used with object)
• unstandardizable adjective
• unstandardized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of standardize¹

First recorded in 1870–75; standard + -ize

Example Sentences

The point-in-time count, though “a vital and standardized tool,” is not “the last word on understanding homelessness in our region,” she said.

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Agencies must submit “contingency plans” categorizing which employees are essential on a standardized worksheet.

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Preclinical Brain Injury MRI -- A harmonized dataset of 343 diffusion MRI scans from four research centers, standardized across protocols and aligned for comparability.

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Under the pending legislation, which essentially amounts to a single paragraph, the standardized table of fees in prospectuses would change.

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Much of Xenarios and Anderson’s early work, therefore, focused on standardizing these interactions, to make them more respectful and effective.

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Related Words

• institutionalize