systematize

[ sis-tuh-muh-tahyz ]
/ ˈsɪs tə məˌtaɪz /
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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.

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

Origin of systematize

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

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Words nearby systematize

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Words related to systematize

organize, standardize, rationalize, institute, contrive, systemize, dispose, order, project, devise, design, plan, frame, array, regulate, establish, marshal, arrange, schematize, methodize

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British Dictionary definitions for systematize

systematize

systemize, systematise or systemise

/ (ˈsɪstɪməˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to arrange in a system

Derived forms of systematize

systematization, systematisation, systemization or systemisation, nounsystematizer, systematiser, systemizer or systemiser, noun
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