-ization
suffixUK /-ˌaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · US /-əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From -ize + -ation.
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US, Morpheme Forms nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing/making what is denoted by the noun/adjective.
- The Mexica do not sing alabanzas, thus any recent Mexica-ization, or rather Aztecization, of existing alabanzas (or the newly written) is the result of the Concheros' increased interest in the Aztec past and their desire to celebrate it.2012, Susanna Rostas, Carrying the Word: The Concheros Dance in Mexico City, page 218:
- In the view of such officers as Dharsono, the disproportionate number of Siliwangi officers was both a result of, and a protest against, a “de-Siliwangi-ization” process instigated by Suharto.2010, David Jenkins, Suharto and His Generals: Indonesian Military Politics, 1975-1983, page 201:
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- The chapter covers the domestic impact of the public policy of the European Union (EU), hence one could use the term 'EU-ization’ in this context.2003, Kevin Featherstone, Claudio Maria Radaelli, The Politics of Europeanization, page 27: