-ize
verb suffixDefinition of -ize
1a(1)
: cause to be or conform to or resemble
systemize Americanize
: cause to be formed into
unionize
(2)
: subject to a (specified) action
plagiarize
(3)
: impregnate or treat or combine with
aluminize
b
: treat like
idolize
c
: treat according to the method of
bowdlerize
2a
: become : become like
crystallize
b
: be productive in or of
hypothesize
: engage in a (specified) activity
philosophize
c
: adopt or spread the manner of activity or the teaching of
Platonize
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