-ize
-ize, -ise suffix of verbs, repr. F. -iser — late L. -ī̌zāre — Gr. -ízein, which was used to form both intr. and trans. vbs., as barbarizein play the barbarian, side with barbarians (f. bárbaros BARBARIAN), thesaurízein treasure up (f. thēsaurós TREASURE). Many verbs have come into Eng. through F., in which they are spelt with s, with the result that -ise has been generalized, and is retained, as against -ize, in the practice of some printing houses; e Xx. are civiliser CIVILIZE, humaniser HUMANIZE. The corr. nouns of action end in -ization, and agent-nouns in -izer.
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lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… F , F, f [Called ‘eff’]. The 6th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated in the Phoenician symbol waw, a vertical line forking at… sainfoin , sainfoin herb Onobrychis viciaefolia; also lucerne, Medicago sativa. XVII. Early forms saintfoin, St. Foine — F. †saintfoin (mod. sainfoin) orig. luc… Autarchy , autarchy absolute sovereignty. XVII. — Gr. autarkhíā, f. aútarkhos, f. autós AUTO- + árkhein rule; see -Y2.
autarky self-sufficiency. XVII. — Gr. aut… Pendentive , pendentive (archit.) each of the spherical triangles formed by the intersection of a hemispherical dome by two pairs of opposite arches. XVIII. — F.… Fawn , fawn1 / fôn; fän/ • n. 1. a young deer in its first year. 2. a light yellowish-brown color. • v. [intr.] (of a deer) produce young. fawn2 • v. [intr.…
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