standardize: Meaning and Definition of

stand•ard•ize

Pronunciation: (stan'dur-dīz"), [key]
— v., -ized, -iz•ing.
—v.t.
  1. to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
  2. to compare with or test by a standard.
  3. to choose or establish a standard for.
—v.i.
  1. to become standardized.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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