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Verbs ending in -ize,
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For example, English MENU
English, all of the following spellings are
acceptable: nalize/ nalise; organize/organise;
realize/realise. In American English, the only
correct spellings are nalize, organize, and
realize.  

In both American and British English, there is a

small set of verbs that must always be spelled Unusual words with surprising
with -ise at the end. The main reason for this is meanings
that, in these words, -ise is part of a longer
word element rather than being a separate
ending in its own right. For example: -
cise (meaning 'cutting) in the word excise; -
prise (meaning 'taking') as in surprise; or -
mise (meaning 'sending') in promise.
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advertise compromise exercise revise

'-ant' or '-ent'?
advise despise improvise supervise
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apprise devise incise surmise

prise settlement
chastise disguise (meaning surprise
‘open’) settlemant

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There are also a few verbs which always end in
-yse in British English. Most popular in the world

1. torero
analyse catalyse electrolyse paralyse 2. electrography
breathalyse dialyse hydrolyse psychoanalyse
3. tonkotsu

4. Dante
 
5. Franco-
In American English, they are all spelled with
the ending -yze

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