-ize

Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs

Suffix morpheme

  1. Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs
    • pixel + -ize → pixelize

    1. to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective

    2. to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective

      • cannibal + -ize → cannibalize

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix). Cognate with Old English -ettan (verbal suffix).

Forms

-izes -izing -ized -ise

Synonyms

-ify -maxx

Derived

-izer -ization

Suffix alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative form of -ise (suffix used to form nouns).
    • palliard + -ize → palliardize

Origin

See -ise (noun-forming suffix).

Forms

-izes