- 1to become, make, or make like privatize fossilize Americanize
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- 2to speak, think, act, treat, etc. in the way mentioned criticize theorize deputize pasteurize
- 3to place in hospitalize
NAmE//əˈzeɪʃn//
(in nouns) immunization NAmE//əˈzeɪʃənəli//
(in adverbs) organizationallySee -ize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: -ize