destandardize

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verb

To render nonstandard; to withdraw as a standard.

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Meanings

verbdestandardize (third-person singular simple present destandardizes, present participle destandardizing, simple past and past participle destandardized)

present singular third person destandardizes · participle present destandardizing · participle past destandardized · past destandardized · alternative destandardise

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUStransitiveTo render nonstandard; to withdraw as a standard.

Origin

From de- + standardize.

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APA

destandardize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destandardize

MLA

“destandardize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destandardize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destandardize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destandardize.

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