English Reference
Verb

standardize

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈstændɝˌdaɪz/ stan·dard·ize UK spelling standardise, standardizes, standardizing

v.to make something follow a set of rules or a common pattern so that it is the same as others. You use this when you want to make things uniform and predictable.

v.to establish or conform to a standard; to make uniform by applying a common set of rules or measurements. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

The company plans to standardize its software across all departments.

CONTEXTUAL

To ensure safety, the government decided to standardize the testing procedures for all new medical devices.

COMPLEX

By standardizing the curriculum across the nation, the ministry aimed to provide a consistent level of education regardless of a student's geographic location or socioeconomic background.

They would need to download and reprocess petabytes of raw files—a task no single lab has the capacity to do—and figure out how to standardize data from different sources.

Phys.org· 28 Aug 2026

The team is also working with industry partners to standardize prickly pear ingredients, including cactus flour and beverages, for commercial use.

Phys.org· 26 Aug 2026

From standard + -ize.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
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