standardize
UK/'stændədaɪz/US/'stændәdaiz/
TOEFLB1
Definitions
v.
To make things of the same type all have the same features or qualities; to bring into conformity with a standard
使标准化；使统一规格
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedstandardstand, set, place
+
-izeone who (often pejorative)
=standardize
standard + -ize (to make). A 'standard' was originally a banner or flag that troops 'stood' around as a fixed reference point (from the stand root). To standardize is to make everything line up to that one fixed measure.
Common Collocations
- 1.standardize procedures统一程序
- 2.standardize testing统一测试标准
- 3.standardize the process规范流程
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company standardized its procedures across all branches.
- 2.
Efforts to standardize testing have been controversial.
- 3.
We need to standardize the file format before sharing.