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stand⋅ard⋅ize

  [stan-der-dahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
2. to compare with or test by a standard.
3. to choose or establish a standard for.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become standardized.
Also, especially British, stand⋅ard⋅ise.

Origin:
1870–75; standard + -ize

Related forms:
stand⋅ard⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
stand⋅ard⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
stand⋅ard⋅iz⋅er, noun
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