-ise
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See also işe
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From French -iser, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-izein). See also: the usage notes.
Suffix[edit]
-ise
- Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, the verbs having the sense of “to make what is denoted by the noun or adjective”.
Translations[edit]
Suffix that forms verbs from adjectives or nouns:
Usage notes[edit]
- The suffix ‐ize has historically been used on words originating from Greek, while ‐ise for words that end in -vise, -tise, -cise, and -prise, among others, that come from different roots (chiefly French). During the 19th century, ‐ise became a popular rendering of ‐ize in the United Kingdom under French influence. Today, hypercorrection has made ‐ize the American spelling and ‐ise the British spelling: respectively for many words from either root. Note that the Oxford English Dictionary has adopted -ize as their standard spelling.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French -ise, from Latin ītia.
Suffix[edit]
-ise
