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methodize

[ meth-uh-dahyz ]
/ ˈmɛθ əˌdaɪz /
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verb (used with object), meth·od·ized, meth·od·iz·ing.
to reduce (something) to a method.
to arrange (something) according to a method.
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Also especially British, meth·od·ise .

Origin of methodize

First recorded in 1580–90; method + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM methodize

meth·od·iz·er, nounun·meth·od·ized, adjectiveun·meth·od·iz·ing, adjectivewell-meth·od·ized, adjective

Words nearby methodize

method in one's madness, Methodism, Methodist, Methodists, Methodius, methodize, methodological, methodology, methohexital, methoprene, methotrexate
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Words related to methodize

align, array, class, classify, clear the decks, dispose, file, fix up, form, group, line up, order, organize, police, position, put in order, put to rights, range, rank, regulate

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British Dictionary definitions for methodize

methodize

methodise

/ (ˈmɛθəˌdaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to organize according to a method; systematize

Derived forms of methodize

methodization or methodisation, nounmethodizer or methodiser, noun
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