uniformize
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of uniformize
From the French word uniformiser, dating back to 1865–70. See uniform, -ize
Example Sentences
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The centralized state, which is a late form of social organization, the church, and schools are all expressions of the same need to introduce in a world of differences elements with uniformizing and integrating power.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
Under cultural conditions such as apparently prevail to-day, conditions that fight localism at every turn, the tendency to dialectic cleavage is being constantly counteracted and in part “corrected” by the uniformizing factors already referred to.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
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