-ize
(Latin: a suffix; to act in a certain way; to treat in a certain way; to make into; to treat with; to do; to make; to cause)
Another closely related suffix family with the same meanings, but a different spelling, is located at this
-ise unit.
acidize
To treat with acid, to acidify; specifically, to apply acid to an oil (or other) well in order to neutralize the lime.
adrenalectomize
To make a surgical operation or excision of one (unilateral adrenalectomy) or both (bilateral adrenalectomy) adrenal glands.
aestheticize
To render aesthetic, or agreeable, to a refined taste; to refine.
aggrandize
agonize
1. To make convulsive efforts; struggle.
2. To be in agony; to be in great pain.
3. To contend in the arena; to struggle or strive in physical exercise; to wrestle.
albumenize
alcoholize
1. To treat or infuse with alcohol; such as, alcoholizing fruit.
2. To transform into alcohol; to make alcoholic, as by fermenting: "to alcoholize prunes".
alphabetize
amortize, amortise
1. To deaden, to render as if dead, to destroy.
2. To reduce a debt by making payments against the principal balance in installments or regular transfers.
3. To write off the cost of an asset over a period of time in a statement of accounts.
anabaptize
anachronize
To put into a wrong chronological position; to transfer to a different time.
anaesthetize, anesthetize
To give anesthetics to, or to make a person, animal, area of the body, etc. unable to feel pain, touch, cold, etc.; to make insensible.
Egotism is an internally-generated anesthetic which enables a conceited person to live painlessly with himself.
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anagrammatize
1. To transpose so as to form an anagram; to change into another word or phrase by a different arrangement of letters.
2. To make an anagram of a word or phrase.
anathematize
1. To formally curse, to denounce, or to excommunicate someone or something.
2. To curse or to declare to be evil or anathema or to threaten with divine punishment.
anesthetize
1. To place someone under the influence of an anesthetic.
2. To induce anesthesia or to render anesthetic.
Another spelling version (U.S.) of anaesthetize.
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