methodize

verb

Definition of methodizenext
as in to organize

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How does the verb methodize contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of methodize are arrange, marshal, order, organize, and systematize. While all these words mean "to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other," methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme.

methodizes every aspect of daily living

In what contexts can arrange take the place of methodize?

The words arrange and methodize are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment.

arranged the files numerically

When might marshal be a better fit than methodize?

The synonyms marshal and methodize are sometimes interchangeable, but marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use.

marshaling the facts for argument

When can order be used instead of methodize?

Although the words order and methodize have much in common, order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion.

ordered her business affairs

When would organize be a good substitute for methodize?

While in some cases nearly identical to methodize, organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function.

organized the volunteers into teams

When is it sensible to use systematize instead of methodize?

In some situations, the words systematize and methodize are roughly equivalent. However, systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme.

systematized billing procedures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodize
  1. organize
  2. systematize
  3. codify
  4. standardize
  5. order
  6. equalize
  7. normalize
  8. regularize
Verb
  • Two people have since been arrested over the plot, which was organized by users of digital platforms such as Discord.
    — Arthur Coelho Bezerra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
  • More than a decade ago, Rand organized VFX artists to protest Canadian subsidies, which were luring thousands of jobs abroad while bankrupting U.S. VFX houses.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2025
Definition of organize
Verb
  • Crow systematized the sour mash process, introducing scientific rigor to bourbon production.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • But Greer is attempting to systematize a policy environment that is being by driven by fiat and decree, the whims of the man at the top.
    — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of systematize
Verb
  • Should Riyadh and Abu Dhabi codify limits on Chinese data-centre ownership, Washington gains leverage.
    — Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Thank you to [Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene] for leading this legislation to codify [POTUS]' executive order.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Definition of codify
Verb
  • Mitigate this by standardizing APIs, using middleware and ensuring cloud services are compatible with legacy systems.
    — Bhupendra Singh, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Members of a German solar industry association spent years advocating for the technology and worked with VDE to carve a path toward standardizing balcony solar systems.
    — Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
Definition of standardize
Verb
  • Bronx Criminal Court Judge Audrey Stone on Wednesday ordered that Jeremy Cortorreal spend the next two decades behind bars for killing Lisette Gomez back on March 21, 2023.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
  • Then, in a December 2023 decision, in a partial redo of that arbitration, Arbitrator Roger Kaplan ordered France to pay Bernstein $810,846.67, including $450,000 in punitive damages for his conduct.
    — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Definition of order
Verb
  • Then in a controversial moment a few minutes later, Pele assisted on Chinaglia’s equalizing goal.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
  • Will these deals focus on equalizing tariff rates – a process that many, if not most, of the affected countries seem ready to undertake? Or will new, zero-sum U.S. trade rules apply?
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of equalize
Verb
  • Start the Conversation Creating an environment where mental health discussions are normalized benefits everyone.
    — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Initially met with shock and horror, the idea of the Russian conquest of Ukraine has since been normalized by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has called for letting Moscow keep some of this land.
    — Ryan D. Griffiths, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
Definition of normalize
Verb
  • The presence of Tren the Aragua in the United States is one of the central arguments in the Trump administration’s efforts to deport hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who have not yet been able to regularize their immigration status in the country.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
  • One of the ways that Kim has begun to change his government’s culture is by regularizing its bureaucratic processes.
    — David Kang, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
Definition of regularize
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“Methodize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/methodize. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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