systematize

UK: /ˈsɪstəmətaɪz/ US: /ˈsɪstəməˌtaɪz/ ,(sis′tə mə tīz′)

Inflections of 'systematize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

systematizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

systematizing

v pres p (US & UK)

systematized

v past (US & UK)

systematized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

sys•tem•a•tize /ˈsɪstəməˌtaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. to arrange in a system;
   reduce to a system;
   make systematic:
   trying to systematize all the books.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sys•tem•a•tize  (sis′tə mə tīz′), v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 

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

Also, systemize;
 [esp. Brit.,] sys′tem•a•tise′. 

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

sys′tem•a•ti•za′tion, n. 
sys′tem•a•tiz′er n. 
Synonyms

organize, order, articulate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

systematize / ˈsɪstɪməˌtaɪz/, systemize, systematise, systemise verb

1. (transitive) to arrange in a system

ˌsystematiˈzation, ˌsystematiˈsation, ˌsystemiˈzation, ˌsystemiˈsation noun

ˈsystemaˌtizer, ˈsystemaˌtiser, ˈsystemˌizer, ˈsystemˌiser noun