STANDARDIZE

standardize, standardise

(verb) cause to conform to standard or norm; “The weights and measures were standardized”

standardize, standardise

(verb) evaluate by comparing with a standard

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

standardize (third-person singular simple present standardizes, present participle standardizing, simple past and past participle standardized)

Alternative spelling of standardise

Source: Wiktionary


Stand"ard*ize, v. t. (Chem.)

Definition: To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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