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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. cause to conform to standard or norm;
- Example: "The weights and measures were standardized"
[syn: standardize, standardise]

2. evaluate by comparing with a standard;
[syn: standardize, standardise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Standardize \Stand"ard*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t. (Chem.)
   To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the
   strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

standardize
    v 1: cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and
         measures were standardized" [syn: standardize,
         standardise]
    2: evaluate by comparing with a standard [syn: standardize,
       standardise]