Morpheme
-arize
Type
suffix
Denotation
verb suffix corresponding to -ary nouns
Etymology
suffixal construction from -ary + -ize
Evidence
demilitarize, demonetarize, dictionarization, hypermilitarize, militarizable, militarization, militarize, monetarization, monetarize, nonmilitarized, nonnotarized, notarization, notarize, notarizer, overmilitarize, remilitarize, sanctuarize, sedentarize, summarize, tertiarization, unmilitarized, unnotarized
Notes
variant of -ize but many words that end in <arize> are not formed with the -arize suffix but rather <-ar + -ize>
See Also
-ize, -ary, -(a)r [-ar, -r], -arian, -arian, -ara, -aire, -aria, -ariae, -ario, -eer, -iere, -ier, -yer, -ero, -era, -arium, -aria, -arius, -arii
