后缀：-ize [动词后缀]

表示“...化”、照...样子做、按...方式处理，变成...状态，使成为...，与名词后缀-ization相对应

modernize （使）现代化

industrialize （使）工业化

mechanize （使）机械化

normalize （使）正常化

organize 组织

realize 实现

economize 节约，节省

centralize （使）集中

popularize 使普通，推广

revolutionize （使）革命化

词根词缀：-ize

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; to act in a certain way; to treat in a certain way; to make into; to treat with; to do; to make; to cause

【相关描述】These word entries are just a small listing of the many words that exist with the -ize endings; so, be aware that there are many more words with this suffix which exist in this lexicon.

Another closely related suffix family with the same meanings, but a different spelling, is located at this -ise unit.

【同源单词】acidize, adrenalectomize, aestheticize, aggrandize, agonize, albumenize