Words ending in -ize/-ise


apologizeapologize or apologise
organizeorganize or organise
recognizerecognize or recognise

The same is true of words that end in -ization or -isation in British English. In American English, they always end in -ization:

civilizationcivilization or civilisation
modernizationmodernization or modernisation

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