English Explanatory Dictionary

-ize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs
  2. to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
  3. to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
suffix
  1. Alternative form of -ise (suffix used to form nouns).

Pronunciation

/-ɑjz/ /-aɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ize.wav

Word forms

-ize -izes -izing -ized -ise

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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).

Synonyms

-ify -maxx

Derived words

-izer -ization

Translations

Afrikaans: -iseer Albanian: -izoj Arabic: فَعَّلَ Asturian: -izar Basque: -izatu Belarusian: -ізава́ць Belarusian: -ізі́раваць Bulgarian: -изи́рам Catalan: -itzar Chinese Cantonese: -化 Hakka Chinese: -化 Chinese: -化 Chinese Mandarin: -化 Czech: -izovat Danish: -ere Danish: -isere Dutch: -iseren Esperanto: -igi Estonian: -iseerima Finnish: -oida Finnish: -öidä Finnish: -isoida French: -iser Galician: -izar German: -ieren German: -isieren Greek: -ποιώ Greek: -ίζω Ancient Greek: -ποιέω Ancient Greek: -ίζω Hungarian: -izál Ido: -izar Interlingua: -isar Italian: -izzare Korean: 화(化)하다 Latin: (Grecism) -izō Latin: -ficō Latin: -faciō Latin: -iō³ Latvian: -izēt Lithuanian: -izuoti Lombard: -izà Macedonian: -изи́ра Maltese: -izza Norwegian: -ere Norwegian: -isere Occitan: -izar Persian: ـیدن Polish: -izować Polish: -yzować Portuguese: -izar Romanian: -iza Romanian: -иза
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