Ancient Greek word root · Suffixes
-ize: to make, to treat
-ize is an Ancient Greek root meaning “to make, to treat”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: to make, to treat
Root forms: -ize, -ise
Word family and examples
- synchronize
to cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate
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