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Webster 1913 Edition
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-ise
-ise
English
Suffix
-ise
- Alternative form of -ize used in certain words; see the usage notes.
Usage notes
- The suffix -ize has historically been used on words originating from Greek. -ise was used, especially as -vise, -tise, -cise, and -prise, on words that come from various roots (usually via French). In the 19th century, it became common in the United Kingdom (due to French influence) to use -ise also on words that had historically been spelled -ize. -ise is also common in Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. -ize remains, however, the spelling used by the influential Oxford University Press; it has also always been the spelling used in the United States and Canada.
Translations
-ize — see -ize
Etymology 2
From Old French -ise, borrowed from Latin -ītia.
Suffix
-ise
- Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.
- merchandise, franchise
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-ise'>English words suffixed with -ise</a>