transitive verb. To cause to conform to a standard.

transitive verb. To evaluate by comparing with a standard.

To conform to or compare with a standard; regulate by a standard; constitute or recognize as a standard; specifically, in chemical analysis, to determine accurately in order to use what is so determined as a standard of comparison: said of the strength of a solution, or the quantity of a certain reagent contained in a given volume of it. Also spelled standardise.

transitive verb. To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis.

verb. Alternative spelling of standardise.

verb. cause to conform to standard or norm

verb. evaluate by comparing with a standard

"The Apple comparison is useful, because they successfully sold change to combat a Microsoft campaign in the late 1990s to "standardize" on their products by selling fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD)."

standardization  

appraise  assess  evaluate  measure  valuate  

coherent  comprehensive  diagnostic  functional  generic  

adjust  arrange  array  assimilate to  balance  

standardized  standardizes  standardizing