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Definition of standardize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

standardize

verb
 
/ˈstændədaɪz/
 
/ˈstændərdaɪz/
(British English also standardise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they standardize
 
/ˈstændədaɪz/
 
/ˈstændərdaɪz/
he / she / it standardizes
 
/ˈstændədaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈstændərdaɪzɪz/
past simple standardized
 
/ˈstændədaɪzd/
 
/ˈstændərdaɪzd/
past participle standardized
 
/ˈstændədaɪzd/
 
/ˈstændərdaɪzd/
-ing form standardizing
 
/ˈstændədaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈstændərdaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. standardize something to make objects or activities of the same type have the same features or qualities; to make something standard
    • a standardized contract/design/test
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryStandardize is used with these nouns as the object:
    • procedure
    • terminology
    See full entry
See standardize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee standardize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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adjective
 
 
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