-izing
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A suffix that turns verbs into nouns showing an action or process
- other
- Specialized
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-izando
- The company focuses on modernizing its operations to improve efficiency.
Examples
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Her latest project involves organizing a community clean-up event.
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Instead, we engage in what he calls mehillating, which just means nothing, nothing izing comportments.
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By prioritizing sustainability, the city aims to reduce its carbon footprint.
Surface Forms
-izing main
Morphology
-izing = ize + ing
Formed from the verb-forming element '-ize' plus the gerund/nominalizing '-ing', so the meaning 'the action or process of X' is predictable for learners familiar with these suffixes.
Etymology
-Izing combines two familiar parts: -ize meaning 'to make' and -ing meaning 'an action'. So -izing can turn a verb into a noun that names the action or process, as in 'modernizing' meaning 'the process of making something modern'.
