-ize
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /-aɪz/
From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé-.
Suffix- Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs
- to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
- pixel + -ize → pixelize
- to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
- cannibal + -ize → cannibalize
- to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
- French: -iser
- German: -ieren, -isieren
- Italian: -izzare
- Portuguese: -izar
- Russian: -изовать
- Spanish: -izar
See -ise.
Suffix- palliard + -ize → palliardize
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