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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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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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The second recommendation is to create an international body to standardize both how we train and how we contain AI models.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The findings come as state officials are proposing to overhaul decades-old pesticide regulations to toughen enforcement and standardize penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

UnitedHealthcare is aiming to standardize pre-authorization requirements among its different lines of business, which include Medicare, Medicaid and employer plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

As payments become commoditized and custody solutions standardize, margins will compress.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026

Gey and several colleagues had already organized a committee to develop procedures to “simplify and standardize the technique of tissue culturing.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The revised directive “simply standardizes the required forms.”

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

The C.D.C. now has a similar process: The agency collects data from hospitals, counties and states, and then it standardizes and reports the data to the public.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023

The resolution, she said, standardizes the exemption and will help speed efforts by humanitarian workers to provide aid to people.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

This latest iteration of Thread standardizes border routers so that companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google can produce them in a way that device vendors can rely on.

From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022

The complaint against the church today is reducible to this: that she standardizes her ideals and her policies in accordance with the prosperous and well-to-do.

From The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Warren H. (Warren Hugh) Wilson

Around this time, AI tools were still famously bad at answering one math question that wouldn’t appear on any standardized test: How many r’s are in the word strawberry?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Researchers used the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, a standardized questionnaire that evaluates how knee problems affect symptoms, mobility, recreation, and everyday life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

These investigations will include standardized skin, hair and nail examinations along with biological monitoring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

We also would have to administer a standardized test in certain grades, if we were going to open an actual school, and maintain annual records about student attendance and immunizations.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

My grades were good, and I was a competent standardized test taker.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

Many in the industry have touted federal intervention as a way to “save” college sports by standardizing how recruitment and payment of athletes work.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

"That means sugar yields fluctuate... and that means alcohol output changes. So standardizing production becomes difficult. Mexico solved this over decades through selective breeding. India hasn't yet," he says.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

By standardizing MRI data and clinical information from many research groups, the team created the largest stroke neuroimaging dataset of its kind.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026

“Some updates include further standardizing Department practices and processes to ensure organizational consistency, the introduction of new equipment and refining response protocols tailored to the nature of the call for service,” a statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

This standardizing of the viewpoint is an enormous help toward increasing output.

From The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste by Lillian Moller Gilbreth

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