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-ization

Syllables: -i·za·tion/-ˌaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/-əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

-ization suffix: forms nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing/making what is denoted by the noun/adjective.

Suffix

-ization (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -izations)

  1. (US) Forms nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing/making what is denoted by the noun/adjective.
    • The Mexica do not sing alabanzas, thus any recent Mexica-ization, or rather Aztecization, of existing alabanzas (or the newly written) is the result of the Concheros' increased interest in the Aztec past and their desire to celebrate it.2012, Susanna Rostas, Carrying the Word: The Concheros Dance in Mexico City, page 218
    • In the view of such officers as Dharsono, the disproportionate number of Siliwangi officers was both a result of, and a protest against, a “de-Siliwangi-ization” process instigated by Suharto.2010, David Jenkins, Suharto and His Generals: Indonesian Military Politics, 1975-1983, page 201

-ization meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

-ization in Thai

act, process, or result of doing/making what is denoted by the noun/adjective
การทำให้เป็น gāan-tām-hâi-bpēn

-ization in Vietnamese

act, process, or result of doing/making what is denoted by the noun/adjective
... hoá

Forms of -ization

plural-izations
alternative UK-isation

Origin of -ization

From -ize + -ation.

Questions about -ization

What does -ization mean?
-ization means forms nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing/making what is denoted by the noun/adjective.
What is -ization in Thai?
-ization in Thai is การทำให้เป็น (gāan-tām-hâi-bpēn). See -ization meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is -ization?
-ization is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ization?
-ization is pronounced /-ˌaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).

Words near -ization in the dictionary

  1. -ity
  2. -ium
  3. -iums
  4. -ive
  5. -iz-
  6. -ization
  7. -izations
  8. -ize
  9. -ized
  10. -izer
  11. -izes

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