systematize

sys·tem·a·tize

transitive verb \ˈsis-tə-mə-ˌtīz\

sys·tem·a·tizedsys·tem·a·tiz·ing

Definition of SYSTEMATIZE

: to arrange in accord with a definite plan or scheme : order systematically <the need to systematize their work>

— sys·tem·a·ti·za·tion \ˌsis-tə-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən, sis-ˌte-mə-\ noun

— sys·tem·a·tiz·er noun

Examples of SYSTEMATIZE

1. The country is systematizing yearly exams for high-school students.
2. The computer program systematizes the data and enters it into a table.

First Known Use of SYSTEMATIZE

circa 1767

Related to SYSTEMATIZE

Synonyms

arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, lay out, marshal (also marshall), organize, range, order

Antonyms

derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, mess (up), muss (up), rumple, upset

Related Words

groom, make up, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up); unscramble; align (also aline), cue, line, line up, queue; alphabetize, file, hierarchize, prioritize, sequence; emplace, place, set; display, map (out), set out

See Synonym Discussion at order

Rhymes with SYSTEMATIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

sys·tem·atize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

sys·tem·atizedalso British ; sys·tem·atised; sys·tem·atiz·ingalso British ; sys·tem·atis·ing

Medical Definition of SYSTEMATIZE

: to arrange in accord with a definite plan or scheme : order systematically <a patient with systematized delusions>

—sys·tem·ati·za·tion also British sys·tem·ati·sa·tion \ˌsis-tə-mət-ə-ˈzā-shən, sis-ˌtem-ət-\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation) noun

Variants of SYSTEMATIZE

sys·tem·atize also British sys·tem·atise \ˈsis-tə-mə-ˌtīz\ (audio pronunciation)