-ise

¹

1. Chiefly British. variant of -ize:

   organise.

-ise

²

1. a noun suffix, occurring in loanwords from French, indicating quality, condition, or function:

   franchise; merchandise.

-ise

suffix forming verbs

1. See -ize
   a variant of -ize

Spelling Note

See -ize.

Usage

See -ize

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ise¹

Middle English < Old French -ise, variant of -ice

Example Sentences

Inconsistent hyphenation and inconsistent use of -ise and -ize spellings have been left as in the original.

From Project Gutenberg

De Lawd sartin sent him ter me ter tek keer of an Ise gwin ter do it.

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But Ise gotter settle up dis policy fer de fambly so what is it?

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Huh, Ise seen many a corporation dat hatter have good thick leather soles fer ter tote em round.

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Ise gwine straight off ter markit dis minit and Ill see dat it get sont off ter de right pusson for Ise done anudder ting.

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