standardize
pronunciation
How to pronounce standardize in British English:
UK [ˈstændədaɪz]
How to pronounce standardize in American English:
US [ˈstændərdaɪz]
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- Verb:
- cause to conform to standard or norm
- evaluate by comparing with a standard
Word Origin
- standardize (v.)
- 1857, a hybrid from standard (adj.) + -ize. Related: Standardized; standardizing. Earlier verb was simply standard (1690s).
Example
- 1. The company is also partnering with china telecom corp. to standardize electronic health records .
- 2. With the rise of atom we can start to standardize some of that plumbing .
- 3. It 's up to you to find an efficient pattern , standardize it and follow it .
- 4. The proposal would standardize 47 state laws on breach reporting , requiring notification of customers whose accounts were compromised .
- 5. The proper names translation office was founded in the 1950s as part of an effort to unify and standardize the country .