Commonized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Made to be common or ordinary among people or groups
2. Caused something to become usual or widely accepted
3. Turned into a common or popular practice or thing

Etymology: "Commonized" is the past tense and past participle of "commonize," so it describes something that has been made common, shared, or ordinary. The verb is built from "common," which came into English from Old French "comun" and ultimately from Latin "communis," meaning shared by all or belonging to many. The ending "-ize" was added to turn that noun or adjective into a verb meaning to make or treat something in a particular way. The suffix has a longer history. It descends from Greek "-izein," which reached English through Latin "-izare" and French "-iser." The same ending sits behind verbs like "modernize" and "standardize." Because the verb is a transparent formation, its meaning follows directly from its parts: to render something widely shared or ordinary.

Synonyms: standardized, generalized, normalized

Antonyms: specialized, individualized