standardize

[ stan-der-dahyz ]

See synonyms for: standardize standardized standardizing standardization on Thesaurus.com

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.

Origin of standardize

First recorded in 1870–75; standard + -ize

Also especially British, stand·ard·ise .

Other words from standardize

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), pre·stand·ard·ized, pre·stand·ard·iz·ing.
qua·si-stand·ard·ized, adjective
re·stand·ard·i·za·tion, noun
re·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), re·stand·ard·ized, re·stand·ard·iz·ing.
sub·stand·ard·i·za·tion, noun
sub·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), sub·stand·ard·ized, sub·stand·ard·iz·ing.
un·stand·ard·iz·a·ble, adjective
un·stand·ard·ized, adjective

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How to use standardize in a sentence

If the question passes, cars made in 2022 or later and sold in Massachusetts would be required to have standardized, open-access telematics systems accessible to the owner or anyone else.
Three places where data is on the ballot this November | Eileen Guo | October 26, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Because ESG is so difficult to track and standardize, doing it properly is time- and research intensive.
ESG investing is bigger than ever. Here’s how you can save the world, and your portfolio | kdunn6 | October 11, 2020 | Fortune
Many efforts have been made to unify and standardize EHR systems in different parts of the world, but few have gained widespread support.
Apple brings Health Records to iPhone in the UK and Canada | Darrell Etherington | October 7, 2020 | TechCrunch
Pelletier wrote in the report that the new commission would standardize attorney training, control caseloads and systematically appoint counsel to “ensure quality and efficiency.”
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip | October 6, 2020 | ProPublica
National parties began building up major fundraising and campaign consultant-driven operations, helping to standardize their messaging so that it actually meant something to vote for a Democrat or a Republican.
How Hatred Came To Dominate American Politics | Lee Drutman (drutman@newamerica.org) | October 5, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight

We standardized scores in each category then applied the weights indicated above to arrive at our final results.
The Daily Beast's Top High Schools 2014: Methodology | Brandy Zadrozny | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Along the way, I wanted her to spend more time engaging teachers and less time endorsing standardized tests.
A Letter of Thanks to Michelle Rhee | Dmitri Mehlhorn | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They had standardized the height of the platforms, standardized the rules.
The World Series of Cliff Diving Takes Itself Very Seriously | Hampton Stevens | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The bill also mandates the implementation of a standardized training process for all CBP officers and Border Patrol agents.
The Border Towns the Constitution Forgot | Caitlin Dickson | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And the standardized exam you are incessantly given to demonstrate these skills is the test known as being human.
Big Business Bullies Americans into the Machinery of Common Core | James Poulos | March 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Spacing after punctuation standardized, inconsistent hyphenation and archaic spelling retained.
A Brief History of the U. S. S. Imperator, one of the two Largest Ships in the U. S. Navy. | Anonymous
The fourth item is not so easy but procedure can at least be standardized.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 | Various
All things of common use are standardized into typical forms.
The New Society | Walther Rathenau
The activities of war correspondents have been thoroughly regulated, systematized, standardized.
Over the Front in an Aeroplane and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches | Ralph Pulitzer
I do not mean the standardized, tasteless things made in great pie factories.
The Iron Puddler | James J. Davis

British Dictionary definitions for standardize

standardize

standardise

/ (ˈstændəˌdaɪz) /

verb

to make or become standard
(tr) to test by or compare with a standard

Derived forms of standardize

standardization or standardisation, noun
standardizer or standardiser, noun

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