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destandardize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-standard-ize
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render nonstandard; to withdraw as a standard.

American usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + standardize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

destandardizes (present, singular) destandardizing (participle, present) destandardized (participle, past) destandardized (past) destandardise (alternative)

Questions

What does destandardize mean?
To render nonstandard; to withdraw as a standard.
Where does destandardize come from?
From de- + standardize.

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