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Definition -ize in British English

-ize suffix

suffix
/aɪz/
1

used with some nouns and adjectives to make verbs meaning to become or make something become something

Example

legalize

Example

industrialize

Example

liquidize

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2

used with some nouns to make verbs meaning to put someone in a particular place

Example

hospitalize

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Definition -ize in British English