-ize
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /-aɪz/
Etymology 1

From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé-.

Suffix
  1. Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs
    1. to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
      pixel + -ize → pixelize
    2. to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
      cannibal + -ize → cannibalize
Translations Etymology 2

See -ise.

Suffix
  1. palliard + -ize → palliardize



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