standardize (verb)
1standardize — stan‧dard‧ize [ˈstændədaɪz ǁ ər ] also standardise verb [transitive] to make all the things of one particular type the same as each other: • Computer bulletin boards have become increasingly standardized in recent years. standardization noun… …
2standardize — verb Standardize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑procedure, ↑terminology …
3standardize — verb teachers have been asked to standardize their final exams Syn: systematize, make consistent, make uniform, make comparable, regulate, normalize, bring into line, equalize, homogenize, regiment …
4standardize — (also standardise) ► VERB 1) cause to conform to a standard. 2) determine the properties of by comparison with a standard. DERIVATIVES standardization noun …
5standardize — UK [ˈstændə(r)daɪz] / US [ˈstændərˌdaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms standardize : present tense I/you/we/they standardize he/she/it standardizes present participle standardizing past tense standardized past participle standardized to make all… …
6standardize — [[t]stæ̱ndə(r)daɪz[/t]] standardizes, standardizing, standardized VERB To standardize things means to change them so that they all have the same features. [V n] There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on …
7standardize — or standardise verb cause to conform to a standard. ↘(standardize on) adopt as one s standard. ↘determine the properties of by comparison with a standard. Derivatives standardizable adjective standardization noun standardizer noun …
8standardize — also ise BrE verb (T) to make all the things of one particular type the same as each other: Attempts to standardize English spelling have never been successful. standardization noun (U) …
9standardize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1873 1. to compare with a standard 2. to bring into conformity with a standard • standardization noun …
10standardize — stan|dard|ize [ stændər,daız ] verb transitive to make all the things of a particular type have the same features or level of quality: standardized tests to be used in all schools ╾ stan|dard|i|za|tion [ ,stændərdı zeıʃn ] noun uncount …
