English Explanatory Dictionary

-ise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Alternative form of -ize used in certain words; see the usage notes.
suffix
  1. Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.

Pronunciation

/-ɑjz/

Word forms

-ise -ises -ising -ised

Etymology

From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix). Cognate with Old English -ettan (verbal suffix).

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