Standard Lemma guide

-arize

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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suffix

Meaning 1

Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives ending in -ary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • military + -arize → militarize (“to create a military”)
  • monetary + -arize → monetarize (“to create monetary status”)
  • notary + -arize → notarize (“to witness as a notary”)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ar(y) 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 English -arize From -ar(y) + -ize.