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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| -ize or -ise | |
| —suffix forming verbs | |
| 1. | to cause to become, resemble, or agree with: legalize |
| 2. | to become; change into: crystallize |
| 3. | to affect in a specified way; subject to: hypnotize |
| 4. | to act according to some practice, principle, policy, etc: economize |
| usage In Britain and the US -ize is the preferred ending for many verbs, but -ise is equally acceptable in British English. Certain words (chiefly those not formed by adding the suffix to an existing word) are, however, always spelt with -ise in both Britain and the US: advertise, revise | |
| -ise or -ise | |
| —suffix forming verbs | |
| usage In Britain and the US -ize is the preferred ending for many verbs, but -ise is equally acceptable in British English. Certain words (chiefly those not formed by adding the suffix to an existing word) are, however, always spelt with -ise in both Britain and the US: advertise, revise | |
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