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
Recent Examples on the Web
Building off the literacy initiative, Adams and Banks also announced a math push Monday called NYC Solves, including a $32 million investment over five years to standardize curriculum and offer teacher coaching.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
One concern about standardizing precautionary allergen labels is consumer comfort level.
—Carolyn Beans, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
That report called on the federal government to standardize how deaths are counted after weather disasters.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 10 June 2024
From the 1960s to the 2000s the average standardized two car garage ballooned from 20 feet by 20 feet to 24 by 24, but in the last decade that growth has been completely reversed and new construction homes are back to a 20 by 20, and many builders are even opting for a single car garage.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 June 2024
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
One concern about standardizing precautionary allergen labels is consumer comfort level.
—Carolyn Beans, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
That report called on the federal government to standardize how deaths are counted after weather disasters.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 10 June 2024
From the 1960s to the 2000s the average standardized two car garage ballooned from 20 feet by 20 feet to 24 by 24, but in the last decade that growth has been completely reversed and new construction homes are back to a 20 by 20, and many builders are even opting for a single car garage.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 June 2024
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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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