systematize

[sis-tuh-muh-tahyz]

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verb (used with object), sys·tem·a·tized, sys·tem·a·tiz·ing.

to arrange in or according to a system; reduce to a system; make systematic.

Also systemize; especially British, sys·tem·a·tise.

Origin of systematize

1755–65; < Greek systēmat- (stem of sýstēma) system + -ize

Related formssys·tem·a·ti·za·tion, nounsys·tem·a·tiz·er, nounnon·sys·tem·a·tized, adjectiveo·ver·sys·tem·a·tize, verb (used with object), o·ver·sys·tem·a·tized, o·ver·sys·tem·a·tiz·ing.qua·si-sys·tem·a·tized, adjectivere·sys·tem·a·ti·za·tion, nounre·sys·tem·a·tize, verb (used with object), re·sys·tem·a·tized, re·sys·tem·a·tiz·ing.un·sys·tem·a·tized, adjectiveun·sys·tem·a·tiz·ing, adjectivewell-sys·tem·a·tized, adjective

Synonyms

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organize, order, articulate.

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Examples from the Web for systematize

Contemporary Examples

"We need to systematize what we do for young women," said Carol Lancaster, dean of Georgetown's School of Foreign Service.
The New Activism
Tom Watson
November 5, 2009

Historical Examples

And you will systematize life and bid it to remain on the level of the crowd.
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906
Various
To systematize our work, and calculate intelligently on probabilities.
Chapters in Rural Progress
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Every young lady can systematize her pursuits, to a certain extent.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy
Catherine Esther Beecher
Did she philosophize it, systematize it, and write it down in a book?
Christian Science
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
His work is to organize and systematize every step of the work in every department.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1
Various

British Dictionary definitions for systematize

systematize

systemize, systematise or systemise

verb

(tr) to arrange in a system

Derived Formssystematization, systematisation, systemization or systemisation, nounsystematizer, systematiser, systemizer or systemiser, noun

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Word Origin and History for systematize

v.

1760s, from system (Greek stem systemat-) + -ize. Related: Systematized; systematizing.

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Examples from the Web for systematize

Contemporary Examples

"We need to systematize what we do for young women," said Carol Lancaster, dean of Georgetown's School of Foreign Service.

Historical Examples

And you will systematize life and bid it to remain on the level of the crowd.

To systematize our work, and calculate intelligently on probabilities.

Every young lady can systematize her pursuits, to a certain extent.

Did she philosophize it, systematize it, and write it down in a book?

His work is to organize and systematize every step of the work in every department.

systematize

systemize, systematise or systemise

Word Origin and History for systematize

v.

Origin of systematize