-ize

US, UK/-aɪz/British, Southern, Standard/-ɑjz/

suffix

to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective

“pixel + -ize → pixelize”

Similar
-ify-maxx
OriginMiddle English -isen ← Middle French -iser ← Late Latin -izāre →
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Meanings

-ize1

suffix-ize (verb-forming suffix, third-person singular simple present -izes, present participle -izing, simple past and past participle -ized)

present singular third person -izes · participle present -izing · participle past -ized · past -ized · alternative -ise

  1. Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs
    1. to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective

      pixel + -ize → pixelize

    2. to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective

      cannibal + -ize → cannibalize

-ize2

suffix-ize (noun-forming suffix, plural -izes)

plural -izes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of -ise (suffix used to form nouns).

    palliard + -ize → palliardize

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
-ify-maxx
Also see
-ify

Origin

-ize · suffix

  1. Proto-Indo-European*-idyé-
  2. Ancient Greek-ίζω
  3. Late Latin-izāre
  4. Middle French-iser
  5. Middle English-isen
  6. English-ize

From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix). Cognate with Old English -ettan (verbal suffix).

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-ize · suffix

See -ise (noun-forming suffix).

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Translations

Afrikaans -iseer
  • -iseersuffix used to form verbs
Ancient Greek -ποιέω, -ίζω
  • -ποιέω (-poiéō)suffix used to form verbs
  • -ίζω (-ízō)suffix used to form verbs
Arabic فَعَّلَ
  • فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)suffix used to form verbs
Basque -izatu
  • -izatusuffix used to form verbs
Bulgarian -изи́рам
  • -изи́рам (-izíram)suffix used to form verbs
Catalan -itzar
  • -itzarsuffix used to form verbs
Chinese Cantonese -化
  • -化 (faa³)suffix used to form verbs
Chinese Mandarin -化
  • -化 (huà)suffix used to form verbs
Czech -izovat
  • -izovatsuffix used to form verbs
Danish -ere, -isere
  • -eresuffix used to form verbs
  • -iseresuffix used to form verbs
Dutch -iseren
  • -iserensuffix used to form verbs
Esperanto -igi
  • -igisuffix used to form verbs
Estonian -iseerima
  • -iseerimasuffix used to form verbs
Finnish -oida, -öidä
  • -oidasuffix used to form verbs
  • -öidäsuffix used to form verbs
  • -isoidasuffix used to form verbs
French -iser
  • -isersuffix used to form verbs
German -ieren, -isieren
  • -ierensuffix used to form verbs
  • -isierensuffix used to form verbs
Greek -ποιώ, -ίζω
  • -ποιώ (-poió)suffix used to form verbs
  • -ίζω (-ízo)suffix used to form verbs
Hungarian -izál
  • -izálsuffix used to form verbs
Italian -izzare
  • -izzaresuffix used to form verbs
Korean 화(化)하다
  • 화(化)하다 (-hwa-hada)suffix used to form verbs
Latin (Grecism) -izō, -ficō
  • (Grecism) -izōsuffix used to form verbs
  • -ficōsuffix used to form verbs
  • -faciōsuffix used to form verbs
  • -iō³suffix used to form verbs
Latvian -izēt
  • -izētsuffix used to form verbs
Lithuanian -izuoti
  • -izuotisuffix used to form verbs
Norwegian -ere, -isere
  • -eresuffix used to form verbs
  • -iseresuffix used to form verbs
Persian ـیدن
  • ـیدن (-idan)suffix used to form verbs
Polish -izować, -yzować
  • -izowaćsuffix used to form verbs
  • -yzowaćsuffix used to form verbs
Portuguese -izar
  • -izarsuffix used to form verbs
Romanian -iza, -иза
  • -izasuffix used to form verbs
  • -иза (-iza)suffix used to form verbs
Russian -изова́ть, -изи́ровать
  • -изова́ть (-izovátʹ)suffix used to form verbs
  • -изи́ровать (-izírovatʹ)suffix used to form verbs
Slovak -izovať
  • -izovaťsuffix used to form verbs
Spanish -izar
  • -izarsuffix used to form verbs
Swedish -era, -isera
  • -erasuffix used to form verbs
  • -iserasuffix used to form verbs
Thai ทำให้เป็น, -อภิวัตน์
  • ทำให้เป็น (tām-hâi-bpēn)suffix used to form verbs
  • -อภิวัตน์ (-à-pí-wát)suffix used to form verbs
Turkish -ize, -le
  • -izesuffix used to form verbs
  • -lesuffix used to form verbs
  • -lasuffix used to form verbs
Ukrainian -ізува́ти
  • -ізува́ти (-izuváty)suffix used to form verbs
Vietnamese ... hoá
  • ... hoásuffix used to form verbs
Yiddish ־יזירן
  • ־יזירן (-izirn)suffix used to form verbs
Cite this entry
APA

-ize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ize

MLA

“-ize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ize.

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