Words Ending In "-IZE"
241 words that end with the suffix -ize.
The suffix -ize appears at the end of 241 English words in our dictionary. -IZE creates verbs meaning "to make" (modernize, finalize).
Studying word endings is a powerful way to expand vocabulary — once you know what a suffix means, you can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. Words below are grouped by length.
7-Letter Words (12)
8-Letter Words (41)
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9-Letter Words (68)
actualizeapologizeauthorizebrutalizecatechizecauterizecriticizecustomizedeodorizedramatizeeconomizeempathizeemphasizeepitomizefactorizefantasizefertilizeformalizefossilizegalvanizeglamorizeharmonizehybridizehypnotizeitalicizeliquidizemagnetizemechanizemercerizemesmerizemodernizenormalizeostracizepatronizepauperizepluralizeprivatizepublicizepulverizerandomizerecognizeroutinizerubberizesensitizeserializesermonizesignalizesocializesolemnizestabilizesterilizesubsidizesummarizesupersizesymbolizetantalizetemporizetenderizeterrorizetyrannizeundersizevandalizeverbalizevictimizevisualizevulcanizevulgarizewinterize
10-Letter Words (51)
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11-Letter Words (35)
acclimatizealphabetizeanesthetizeanthologizecannibalizecircularizecomputerizecrystallizedemagnetizedemocratizedesensitizedestabilizedisorganizeextemporizefamiliarizehospitalizehypothesizeimmortalizeinternalizematerializememorializemerchandizemetastasizeminiaturizenationalizepersonalizeproselytizerationalizereemphasizeromanticizesoliloquizestandardizesynchronizesystematizetranquilize
12-Letter Words (14)
13-Letter Words (9)
14-Letter Words (2)
15-Letter Words (2)
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How many words end in -ize?
Our dictionary contains 241 common English words ending in -ize.
What does -ize mean?
-IZE creates verbs meaning "to make" (modernize, finalize).
What are some examples?
Common examples: acclimatize, actualize, aggrandize, agonize, alphabetize, amortize.