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to standardize

to standardize

83 4.2
To make things the same by using one set of rules
  • verb
  • /ˈstændərdaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : estandarizar
  • According to Smith, GM began to make plants more standardized and flexible years before Ford.
  • standardized tests
  • standardized test scores
  • standardized testing

And what LLVM is trying to do is trying to standardize that middle and last part.

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Examples

  • To facilitate the comparison, these data are presented as index numbers standardized on their mean values in 1992.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the 1920s and 1930s, L.A. was busy building its modern grid of automobile boulevards, and the city was looking for standardized street trees.

  • And it's just too hard to standardize and get right.

  • So somehow we want to standardize this first.

  • And that hopefully might improve the service and maybe standardize the pricing.

  • And what LLVM is trying to do is trying to standardize that middle and last part.

  • We have managed to mechanize and thereby standardize the processes.

  • Europe has just standardized their currency with Korea.

  • So Checklist, as you know, reduce the variability and standardize the work process.

  • The committee aims to standardize the safety regulations across all departments for better compliance.

Synonyms

to normalize
vsto standardize
  • US
35 4.1

Make something usual or bring it back to its usual state

emphasizes following a defined external standard rather than just normality
to homogenize
vsto standardize
  • Specialized
12 6.1

To make a liquid like milk the same all the way by mixing it well

means enforcing an external standard instead of physical mixing
to regularize
vsto standardize
1 6.4

To make something follow rules or standards

focuses on conformity to a specific set of rules or norms
to uniformize
vsto standardize
7.7

To make different things the same in form or rules

is about matching a defined standard for consistency
to canonicalize
vsto standardize
  • Specialized
7.8

To change data into a single standard form

applies generally not only to technical or computer formats
to conventionalize
vsto standardize
7.5

To make something follow the usual rules or styles used by a group

is about conformity to an imposed or formal standard rather than customs

Antonyms

To change something to fit one person's needs

How Standardized

to codify
  • Formal
23 6.8
to standardize
  • US
83 4.2
to align
89 3.5
to adjust
317 2.7
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

standardize infinitive
standardized past participle
standardizing present participle
standardizes third person singular

Morphology

standardize = standard (transparent) = standard + ize

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to 'standard', yielding the clear meaning 'make standard' or 'cause to conform to a standard'.

Etymology

The word standardize comes from standard, which means an agreed 'rule' or measure, and the ending -ize, which means 'to make' or 'to cause'. So, to standardize something is to make it follow the same rule or form.