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stand⋅ard⋅ize

  [stan-der-dahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use standardized in a Sentence
–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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stan·dard·ize   (stān'dər-dīz')   
tr.v.   stan·dard·ized, stan·dard·iz·ing, stan·dard·iz·es
  1. To cause to conform to a standard.
  2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard.
stan'dard·i·za'tion (-dər-dĭ-zā'shən) n.
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