| 单词 | -ize |
| 释义 | -ize suffix (also -ise) forming verbs, meaning: 1. make or become such (Americanize; pulverize; realize). 2. treat in such a way (monopolize; pasteurize). 3. a follow a special practice (economize). b have a specified feeling (sympathize). 4. affect with, provide with, or subject to (oxidize; hospitalize). Usage The form -ize has been in use in English since the 16th c.; it is widely used in American English, but is not an Americanism. The alternative spelling -ise (reflecting a French influence) is in common use, esp. in British English, and is obligatory in certain cases: (a) where it forms part of a larger word-element, such as -mise (= sending) in compromise, and -prise (= taking) in surprise; and (b) in verbs corresponding to nouns with -i- in the stem, such as advertise and televise. Derivatives -ization suffix forming nouns. -izer suffix forming agent nouns. Etymology: from or after F -iser f. LL -izare f. Gk -izo |
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