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-ise

suffix
/-ɑjz/

Etymology

From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix). Cognate with Old English -ettan (verbal suffix).

  1. derived from *-idyé-✻
  2. derived from -ίζω
  3. derived from -izō
  4. derived from -iser
  5. inherited from -isen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ize used in certain words

    Alternative form of -ize used in certain words; see the usage notes.

  2. Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.

    • merchandise, franchise

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for -ise. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA