English suffix

-ize

causative

Register

learned

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N · ADJ

allomorphs -ise

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -ize

modernize
make modern
modern+-ize

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -ize

    French

    • -ifier
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -iser
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

    • -आ-
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

    Telugu

    Tamil