Power Suffixes for Eighth Grade Students: -ize (make, cause, become)

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix -ize, which means "to make, cause, treat, or become."
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  1. legalize
    sanction or make permissible by law
  2. dramatize
    put into a form intended for performance
  3. equalize
    make uniform, corresponding, or matching
  4. standardize
    cause to conform to a norm
  5. visualize
    form a mental picture of something that is invisible
  6. finalize
    put the last touches on
  7. maximize
    make as big or large as possible
  8. synchronize
    happen at the same time
  9. stylize
    represent according to a conventional fashion
  10. vaporize
    turn into gas
  11. internalize
    incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
Created on Tue Jun 03 20:05:14 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 15:07:14 EDT 2025)

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