standardize

ˈstændərˌdaɪz

Definition of standardize - Reverso English Dictionary

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uniformity

make uniform in form or character

The company decided to standardize its procedures across all departments..

homogenize

uniformize

quality control

bring to a standard level of quality

Manufacturers must standardize products to meet regulatory requirements..

normalize

regulate

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standardize on

choose one standard to use consistently

The company decided to standardize on the new software.

Origin of standardize

French, standard (a flag) + -ize (to make)

Terms with standardize included in their meaning

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uniform

standardize

make consistent or identical in form

conventionalise

standardize

make something follow accepted standards or norms

conventionalize

standardize

make something follow accepted standards or norms

Laboratory Linkage Initiative

standardization effort

effort to standardize lab procedures

renormalize

standardize

adjust to conform to a standard

Examples of standardize in a sentence

Efforts to standardize the tests are ongoing.
We need to standardize the testing procedures.
The company aims to standardize its software across all platforms.

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French:standardiser, ...
German:standardisieren, ...
Italian:uniformare, ...
Spanish:uniformar, normalizar, ...
Portuguese:padronizar, normalizar, ...
Chinese:标准化, 规范化, ...
Japanese:標準化する, 標準レベルにする, ...
Arabic:وَحَّدَ, قَنَّنَ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַקְנֵן, לְאַחֵד תַּקָּנִים, ...
Russian:стандартизировать, ...
Ukrainian:стандартизувати, ...
Hindi:मानकीकृत करना, गुणवत्ता मानक बनाना, ...
Bengali:একরূপ করা, মানসম্মত করা, ...
Catalan:estandarditzar, ...
Czech:standardizovat, ...
Danish:standardisere, bringe til standard, ...
Dutch:standaardiseren, ...
Greek:τυποποιώ, φέρνω σε επίπεδο προτύπου, ...
Hungarian:szabványosítani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យមានស្តង់ដារតែមួយ, ធ្វើឱ្យមានស្តង់ដារ, ...
Korean:표준화하다, 규격화하다, ...
Persian:یکسان‌سازی کردن, به سطح استاندارد رساندن, ...
Polish:standaryzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):padronizar, normalizar, ...
Romanian:a standardiza, a adapta la standard, ...
Swedish:standardisera, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นมาตรฐาน, ทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน, ...
Turkish:standartlaştırmak, standart hale getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:chuẩn hóa, đảm bảo chất lượng, ...

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