-izál

Hungarian Etymology First attested in the 17th century. From hu la-med -izō. Pronunciation Suffix hu suffix hu verb-forming suffix -ize, -ise (forms verbs from naturalized foreign nouns) hu politizál to politicize, to talk/discuss politics, engage in politics Usage notes It was also attached to a few Hungarian words (e.g. urizál), but in this role it's obsolete and no longer productive. Sometimes Hungarian uses hu -alizál where English has en -ize, e.g. hu minimalizál minimize, hu optimalizál optimize, or hu digitalizál digitize. Conjugation -iz á l Derived terms hu verb See also Appendix:Hungarian suffixes References