Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
-ise in verbs — ize, ise in verbs 1. spelling. The primary rule is that all words of the type authorize/authorise, civilize/civilise, legalize/legalise, where there is a choice of ending, may be legitimately spelt with either ize or ise throughout the English… … Modern English usage
-ize — ize, ise in verbs 1. spelling. The primary rule is that all words of the type authorize/authorise, civilize/civilise, legalize/legalise, where there is a choice of ending, may be legitimately spelt with either ize or ise throughout the English… … Modern English usage
-ise — / ize Since about the time of Noah Webster, American users have been strongly inclined to use ize terminations on verbs such as recognize and conceptualize, while in Britain ise endings remain more common. However, it is worth noting that even… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
-ize — (also ise) ► SUFFIX forming verbs meaning: 1) make or become: privatize. 2) cause to resemble: Americanize. 3) treat in a specified way: pasteurize. 4) treat or cause to combine with a specified substance: carbonize. 5) perform or subject… … English terms dictionary
-ize — izesuff. [F. iser, L. izare, Gr. ?.] A verb suffix signifying to make, to do, to practice; as, apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize. [1913 Webster] Note: In the case of certain words the spelling with ise (after analogy with F. iser) is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-ise — see IZE (Cf. ize) … Etymology dictionary
-ise — as a verbal ending is sometimes optional as an alternative to ize (baptise, prioritise) and is sometimes obligatory because of a word s origin (advertise, compromise, exercise). See more fully at ize … Modern English usage
-ise — See { ize}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ise — [ aız ] suffix BRITISH IZE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-ize — suffix forming verbs, M.E. isen, from O.Fr. iser, from L.L. izare, from Gk. izein. English picked up the French form, but partially reverted to the correct Greek z spelling from late 16c. In Britain, despite the opposition (at least formerly) of… … Etymology dictionary
-ise — [īz] suffix chiefly Brit. sp. of IZE … English World dictionary
