standardize
verb
stan·dard·ize
ˈstan-dər-ˌdīz 
standardized; standardizing; standardizes
1
: to bring into conformity with a standard especially in order to assure consistency and regularity
trying to standardize testing procedures
There ought to be a law standardizing the controls for hot and cold in hotel and motel showers.—
Andrew A. Rooney
Andrew A. RooneyThese rectangular steel boxes, first used about fifty years ago, revolutionized the transportation of freight by standardizing the size and shape of the container, enabling it to be moved seamlessly from boat and barge to rail or truck.—James McCommons
James McCommons2
: to compare with a standard : to determine the strength, value, or quality of (something) by comparison with a standard
standardize a solution
standardize a voltmeter
Examples of standardize in a Sentence
He standardized procedures for the industry.
the plan is to standardize the test for reading comprehension so that we can see how students across the state compare
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The new name is going to be standardized across the range of software platforms, such as macOS 26, iPadOS 26 and watchOS 26.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The new approach will allow the company to standardize its interface across products, Apple executives said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Before the 2019-20 season, the NBA standardized official height listings by requiring players to be measured without sneakers, which reduced the average league height listed on NBA.com by about three-quarters of an inch from the prior year.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Second, many providers fail to use stroke recognition tools like the NIH Stroke Scale or the FAST checklist, designed to standardize care.
—Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The new approach will allow the company to standardize its interface across products, Apple executives said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Before the 2019-20 season, the NBA standardized official height listings by requiring players to be measured without sneakers, which reduced the average league height listed on NBA.com by about three-quarters of an inch from the prior year.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Second, many providers fail to use stroke recognition tools like the NIH Stroke Scale or the FAST checklist, designed to standardize care.
—Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for standardize
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standardize. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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standardize
verb
stan·dard·ize
ˈstan-dərd-ˌīz
standardized; standardizing
: to compare with or make agree with a standard
Medical Definition
standardize
transitive verb
stan·dard·ize
variants
also British standardise
standardized also British standardised; standardizing also British standardising
1
: to reduce to or compare with a standard
standardize a solution
2
: to bring into conformity with a standard
3
: to arrange or order the component items of a test (as of intelligence or personality) so that the probability of their eliciting a designated class of response varies with some quantifiable psychological or behavioral attribute, function, or characteristic
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