Common Suffixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ize

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "to make; to cause to become."
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  1. capitalize
    write in large alphabetic characters
  2. civilize
    raise to a more advanced stage of development
  3. customize
    make to specifications
  4. dramatize
    put into a form intended for performance
  5. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  6. equalize
    make uniform, corresponding, or matching
  7. finalize
    put the last touches on
  8. globalize
    make world-wide in scope or application
  9. harmonize
    bring into accord
  10. hypnotize
    induce a state that resembles sleep in
  11. internalize
    incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
  12. legalize
    sanction or make permissible by law
  13. maximize
    make as big or large as possible
  14. minimize
    make small or insignificant
  15. organize
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  16. patronize
    provide support for
  17. recognize
    perceive to be something or something you can identify
  18. specialize
    become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
  19. standardize
    cause to conform to a norm
  20. stylize
    represent according to a conventional fashion
  21. synchronize
    happen at the same time
  22. utilize
    put into service
  23. vaporize
    turn into gas
  24. visualize
    form a mental picture of something that is invisible
Created on Fri May 03 15:25:01 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:27:14 EDT 2024)

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