Also spelled systematised and systematises
verb
Freq #388332
Meanings
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1
verb
to arrange facts, ideas, or activities into an organized and coherent system
The researchers began to systematize their observations into a formal classification.
Thesaurus
Opposites
disorganizerandomize
Word family
Forms
systematized
Etymology
Formed from systematic + -ize, on the model of words for putting something into a specified state or order. Systematic ultimately derives from Greek systema ("organized whole"), from syn- ("together") + histanai ("to set, place").