govern vs standardize

govern and standardize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
govern	No	No	Yes	No
standardize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, standardize is a hyponym of govern; that is, standardize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than govern:

govern: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
standardize: cause to conform to standard or norm

Other hyponyms of govern include standardise, district, zone.

govern (verb)	standardize (verb)
exercise authority over; as of nations	cause to conform to standard or norm
direct or strongly influence the behavior of	evaluate by comparing with a standard
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood