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Definitions of -ize word

suffix -ize Verbs that can end in either '-ize' or '-ise' are dealt with in this dictionary at the '-ize' spelling. Many verbs ending in -ize describe processes by which things or people are brought into a new state. 0
suffix forming verbs -ize to cause to become, resemble, or agree with 0
suffix forming verbs -ize to become; change into 0
suffix forming verbs -ize to affect in a specified way; subject to 0
suffix forming verbs -ize to act according to some practice, principle, policy, etc 0
noun -ize to cause to be or become; make conform with or resemble; make 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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