standardise

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[ˈstændə(ɹ)daɪz]

verb

To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

verbstandardise (third-person singular simple present standardises, present participle standardising, simple past and past participle standardised)

present singular third person standardises · participle present standardising · participle past standardised · past standardised · alternative British English Oxford US standardize · alternative standarize

  1. To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization.
  2. To make to conform to a standard.
  3. To check for conformance with a standard.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbevaluate by comparing with a standard

verbcause to conform to standard or norm

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*standaną
  3. Frankish*standan
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  5. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  6. Frankish*hard(ī)
  7. Frankish*standahardbor.?
  8. Old Frenchestendre?
  9. Old Frenchestandart
  10. Middle Englishstandard
  11. Englishstandard
  12. Englishstandardise

From standard + -ise.

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Translations

Bulgarian стандартизирам
  • стандартизирам (standartiziram)to make to conform to a standard
Catalan estandarditzar, estandarditzar
  • estandarditzarto establish a standard
  • estandarditzarto make to conform to a standard
Chinese Cantonese 標準化 /标准化, 規範化 /规范化
  • 標準化 /标准化 (biu¹ zeon² faa³)to establish a standard
  • 規範化 /规范化 (kwai¹ faan⁶ faa³)to make to conform to a standard
Chinese Mandarin 標準化 /标准化, 規範化 /规范化
  • 標準化 /标准化 (biāozhǔnhuà)to establish a standard
  • 規範化 /规范化 (guīfànhuà)to make to conform to a standard
Czech standardizovat
  • standardizovatto establish a standard
Esperanto alkonformigi
  • alkonformigito make to conform to a standard
Finnish standardisoida
  • standardisoidato establish a standard
French standardiser, normaliser
  • standardiserto establish a standard
  • normaliserto establish a standard
German standardisieren, standardisieren
  • standardisierento establish a standard
  • standardisierento make to conform to a standard
Greek τυποποιώ
  • τυποποιώ (typopoió)to establish a standard
Hindi मानकीकरण करना, मानकीकरण करना
  • मानकीकरण करना (mānkīkraṇ karnā)to establish a standard
  • मानकीकरण करना (mānkīkraṇ karnā)to make to conform to a standard
Italian standardizzare, standardizzare
  • standardizzareto establish a standard
  • standardizzareto make to conform to a standard
Japanese 標準化する
  • 標準化する (hyōjunka suru)to establish a standard
Polish ustandaryzować
  • ustandaryzowaćto make to conform to a standard
Portuguese estandardizar, standardizar
  • estandardizarto establish a standard
  • standardizarto establish a standard
  • padronizarto establish a standard
  • estandardizarto make to conform to a standard
  • standardizarto make to conform to a standard
  • padronizarto make to conform to a standard
Romanian standardiza, standardiza
  • standardizato establish a standard
  • standardizato make to conform to a standard
Russian стандартизи́ровать
  • стандартизи́ровать (standartizírovatʹ)to establish a standard
Spanish estandarizar, masificar
  • estandarizarto establish a standard
  • masificarto establish a standard
  • estandardizarto establish a standard
  • homologarto establish a standard
Swedish standardisera
  • standardiserato establish a standard
Tagalog isapamantayan, isapamantayan
  • isapamantayanto establish a standard
  • isapamantayanto make to conform to a standard
Ukrainian стандартизува́ти
  • стандартизува́ти (standartyzuváty)to establish a standard
Vietnamese tiêu chuẩn hóa, chuẩn hoá
  • tiêu chuẩn hóato establish a standard
  • chuẩn hoáto establish a standard
  • tiêu chuẩn hóato make to conform to a standard
  • thống nhấtto make to conform to a standard
  • thống nhất hóato make to conform to a standard
Welsh safoni, safoni
  • safonito establish a standard
  • safonito make to conform to a standard
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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