systematize

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/ˈsɪstəməˌtaɪz/

verb

To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system.

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Meanings

verbsystematize (third-person singular simple present systematizes, present participle systematizing, simple past and past participle systematized)

present singular third person systematizes · participle present systematizing · participle past systematized · past systematized · alternative systematise

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUSTo arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system.

    In this book Nietzsche elaborated and systematized his criticism of morals, and undertook to show why he considered modern civilization degrading.

    1908, Henry L[ouis] Mencken, “[Nietzsche the Man.] The Prophet of the Superman.”, in The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, 1st U.K. edition, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, →OCLC, page 46
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    And it will be observed, that the intermediate kinds now, for the first time, systematized, are the most refined, and more closely resemble those which constitute the beauty of pictorial colouring.

    1845, David Ramsay Hay, The Principles of Beauty in Colouring Systematized, William Blackwood and Sons, page 48

    The European eighteenth century saw the establishment and expansion of two important and interlinked entities: the British Empire and the systematizing of nature.

    2003, Sarah Jordan, The Anxieties of Idleness: Idleness in Eighteenth-century British Literature and Culture, Bucknell University Press, page 123

    To get to your sweet spot, you also have to take into account your ability to systematize every aspect of your business. You may think (like Eric) that your industry is too unique or nuanced to systematize, but that's not the case.

    2012, Mike Michalowicz, The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field, Penguin Random House (Portfolio), page 46

    Synonyms: systemize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbarrange according to a system or reduce to a system

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans sistematiseer
  • sistematiseerto arrange into a systematic order
Bulgarian систематизи́рам
  • систематизи́рам (sistematizíram)to arrange into a systematic order
Catalan sistematitzar
  • sistematitzarto arrange into a systematic order
Chinese Mandarin (使)系統化 /系统化, (使)條理化 /条理化
  • (使)系統化 /系统化to arrange into a systematic order
  • (使)條理化 /条理化to arrange into a systematic order
Czech systematizovat
  • systematizovatto arrange into a systematic order
Esperanto sistemigi
  • sistemigito arrange into a systematic order
Finnish järjestelmällistää, järjestää
  • järjestelmällistääto arrange into a systematic order
  • järjestääto arrange into a systematic order
French systématiser
  • systématiserto arrange into a systematic order
German systematisieren
  • systematisierento arrange into a systematic order
Hungarian rendszerez, szisztematizál
  • rendszerezto arrange into a systematic order
  • szisztematizálto arrange into a systematic order
Italian inquadrare
  • inquadrareto arrange into a systematic order
Japanese 体系化する
  • 体系化する (taikeika suru)to arrange into a systematic order
Latvian sistematizēt
  • sistematizētto arrange into a systematic order
Polish systematyzować, usystematyzować
  • systematyzowaćto arrange into a systematic order
  • usystematyzowaćto arrange into a systematic order
  • porządkowaćto arrange into a systematic order
  • uporządkowaćto arrange into a systematic order
Portuguese sistematizar
  • sistematizarto arrange into a systematic order
Romanian sistematiza
  • sistematizato arrange into a systematic order
Russian систематизи́ровать, классифици́ровать
  • систематизи́ровать (sistematizírovatʹ)to arrange into a systematic order
  • классифици́ровать (klassificírovatʹ)to arrange into a systematic order
Spanish sistematizar
  • sistematizarto arrange into a systematic order
Ukrainian систематизува́ти
  • систематизува́ти (systematyzuváty)to arrange into a systematic order
Vietnamese hệ thống hoá
  • hệ thống hoáto arrange into a systematic order
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