- (transitive)
to arrange in a system
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sys•tem•a•tize /ˈsɪstəməˌtaɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -tized, -tiz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to arrange in a system;
reduce to a system;
make systematic:trying to systematize all the books.
sys•tem•a•tize
(sis′tə mə tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing.
[esp. Brit.,] sys′tem•a•tise′.
sys′tem•a•ti•za′tion, n.
sys′tem•a•tiz′er n.
- to arrange in or according to a system;
reduce to a system;
make systematic.
[esp. Brit.,] sys′tem•a•tise′.
- Greek systēmat- (stem of sýstēma) system + -ize
- 1755–65
sys′tem•a•tiz′er n.
- organize, order, articulate.
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