uniformize

[ yoo-nuh-fawr-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, u·ni·form·ized, u·ni·form·iz·ing.

1. to bring into uniformity.

Other Words From

• uni·formi·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of uniformize¹

From the French word uniformiser, dating back to 1865–70. See uniform, -ize

Example Sentences

Under cultural conditions such as apparently prevail to-day, conditions that fight localism at every turn, the tendency to dialectic cleavage is being constantly counteracted and in part “corrected” by the uniformizing factors already referred to.

From Project Gutenberg

The centralized state, which is a late form of social organization, the church, and schools are all expressions of the same need to introduce in a world of differences elements with uniformizing and integrating power.

From Project Gutenberg