-ize

or -ise

1. a. To cause to be or to become: dramatize.
   b. To cause to conform to or resemble: Hellenize.
   c. To treat as: idolize.
2. a. To treat or affect with: anesthetize.
   b. To subject to: tyrannize.
3. To treat according to or practice the method of: pasteurize.
4. To become; become like: materialize.
5. To perform, engage in, or produce: botanize.