verb suffix -ize
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what does mean the verb suffix -ize?
ex: equal......equalize
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updated Nov 13, 2009
posted by maylegoas
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Creo que esos verbos proceden del griego. Hay varios verbos que terminan en "-ize" o "-ise" en inglés: "to advertise", "to surprise", "to recognize", "to improvise", "to aggrandize", "to equalize".
Para contestar tu pregunta específica, creo que la raíz de las palabras "equal" y "to equalize" viene del griego, y que la terminación "-ize" solo funciona para convertir la palabra en verbo. No creo que haya ninguna regla específica para eso.
updated Nov 13, 2009
posted by mountaingirl123
thank you - maylegoas, Nov 13, 2009
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I got this from the dictionary. Maybe someone else can be more helpful.
Definition:
to cause to be, make (formalize)
to treat with or as (oxidize)
to become, become like (crystallize)
to engage in (extemporize)
updated Nov 13, 2009
posted by --Mariana--
