-ize /-aɪz/ ( -izing, -ized, -izes )

BRIT also -ise

• 1. 

  SUFFIX Many verbs ending in -ize describe processes by which things or people are brought into a new state. 表示“使...化”

  例：

  The dispute could jeopardize the negotiations.

  这一争论可能会使损害谈判。

  例：

  ...a way of trying to regularize and standardize practice.

  ...一种试图将具体做法规范化、标准化的方式。