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Lesson 15
Changing with Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ible/able | able to be |
| ize | to make |
| predictable | able to be said beforehand |
| horrible | able to cause horror |
| colonize | to make colonies |
| visualize | to make a mental picture |
| envision | to see in your mind's eye - it is a noun |
| flammable | able to be on fire or have a flame |
| indivisible | not able to be divided |
| portable | able to be carried |
| sociable | able to be social |
| vocalize | to make a voice |
| generalize | to make a general or broad statement or conclusion |
| summarize | to make a summary |
| add able to: | whole words |
| add ible to | roots as in leg/legible |
| il/ir | means not as in illegal, irregular, irreplacable- nor able to be replaced, brought back again, |