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to unstandard

to unstandard

9.6
To change something so it no longer follows the usual rules
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈstændərd/
translation icon : desestandarizar
  • After years of strict guidelines, they decided to unstandard the curriculum for more flexibility.

Examples

  • The company chose to unstandard its reporting process to better fit each department's needs.

  • We may need to unstandard the templates so teams can adapt them as required.

  • We decided to unstandard our processes to better fit the project needs.

  • Can we unstandard the design to make it more appealing?

  • The company chose to unstandard its reporting process to better fit each department's needs.

  • After years of strict guidelines, they decided to unstandard the curriculum for more flexibility.

  • We may need to unstandard the templates so teams can adapt them as required.

Antonyms

to standardize
  • US
83 4.2

To make things the same by using one set of rules

Surface Forms

unstandard infinitive
unstandarded past
unstandarded past participle
unstandarding present participle
unstandards third person singular

Morphology

unstandard = standard (semi-transparent) = un + standard

The meaning is derived by negating the verb 'standard', but the verb sense of 'standard' is less frequent (conversion), so learners may need to recognize the verbal use to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Unstandard as a verb comes from un- 'not' plus standard 'a fixed rule or model', so to unstandard something is to make it stop following the usual rules or patterns.