Standard Lemma guide
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verb
US and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
cause to conform to standard or norm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: standardise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern
Narrower terms: gauge
verb
evaluate by comparing with a standard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: standardise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
History
Etymology tree Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard 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 standardize From standard + -ize.
