verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To organize according to a scheme. transitive
2. 2
   give conventional form to wordnet
3. 3
   To distort and simplify for the purpose of highlighting certain characteristics. transitive
4. 4
   formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula wordnet
5. 5
   To make a plan in outline. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

arrangeblock outcalculatecastcharactercharacterize

Etymology

Compare French schématiser, from Ancient Greek σχημᾰτίζω (skhēmătízō, “I assume a position”).

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