methodize

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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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodize
Verb
  • This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.
    Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After all, who had ever heard of hiring someone to organize your files?
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In a bid to systematize the valuation of buildings, assessors were known to count the size and number of windows in a structure.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 1949, the company rolled out a new venture to systematize the disparate European operations, creating units in different countries that were wholly owned by a new entity known as the Word Trade Corporation.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Handling those changes administratively dropped the cost of legislation that was reintroduced this summer to zero, since it was seen largely as a way to codify the Biden rule.
    Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • On the subject of hugging, especially the man-on-man hug: Would someone please codify the rules for us guys?
    Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Organizations worldwide are already researching ways to implement quantum-resistant encryption standards, including the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is actively working to identify and standardize additional post-quantum cryptographic algorithms.
    Skip Sanzeri, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The challenge was to establish rules that standardize how any kind of machine talks to another one over any kind of connection.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Evacuations were ordered at the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, and at bases of the Revolutionary Guards, the Iranian and regional officials said.
    Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Police in hot pursuit exited their vehicles with their weapons drawn and ordered Ferguson and his girlfriend to get out of the vehicle with their hands up.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Host a family retreat, hire an independent consultant, and use life insurance to equalize inheritance.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The host then equalized in the 83rd minute courtesy of Andri Guðjohnsen to set up a frantic end to the game.
    Ben Church, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Das, who shepherded India’s demonetization initiative in 2016 prior to his time at the central bank, was seen as key to normalizing the RBI’s relationship with the government and steering India through the economic turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Experts say this could signal the start of a dangerous feedback loop, where violence is normalized and encouraged online.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This is a mistake; the City Council, which regularized the COVID-era program, overregulated the outdoor eateries and needs to go back to the drawing board.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Two months later, the Parliament agreed to pass the Platform Work Directive, a law that will regularize the employment status and rights of platform workers like Uber drivers and content moderators in E.U. member states.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Methodize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/methodize. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.

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