English · suffix
-ize
make or provide with
Words sharing this root
capitalizationThe financing provided to establish or sustain a business.capitalizationThe use of uppercase letters in writing.capitalizationThe total value of a company's outstanding shares.cauterizeTo burn body tissue for medical treatment.colonizeTo establish a settled population in a new territory.demagnetizeTo remove or reduce the magnetic properties of something.depressurizeTo reduce air or gas pressure inside something.fraternizationFriendly social contact, especially with people one is forbidden to associate with.fraternizeTo associate socially, especially with people considered off-limits.idealizationA theoretical model that leaves out real-world complexities.idealizationThe act of imagining something as perfect or better than it really is.naturalizationThe process by which a foreign-born person becomes a citizen of a country.pasteurizeTo heat food or drink to kill harmful microorganisms.polarizeTo divide people or opinions into sharply opposed groups.stabilizeTo make or become steady or less likely to change.symbolizeTo stand for an idea, quality, or thing.sympathizeTo share another's feelings with understanding.tranquilizerA drug that calms a person or animal.traumatizeTo inflict a severe injury.victimizationThe act of harming or exploiting someone, or the condition of being treated this way.