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ar⋅range

  [uh-reynj] verb, -ranged, -rang⋅ing.
Use Arranging in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
2. to come to an agreement or understanding regarding: The two sides arranged the sale of the property.
3. to prepare or plan: to arrange the details of a meeting.
4. Music. to adapt (a composition) for a particular style of performance by voices or instruments.
–verb (used without object)
5. to make plans or preparations: They arranged for a conference on Wednesday.
6. to make a settlement; come to an agreement: to arrange with the coal company for regular deliveries.
Origin:
1325–75; ME arayngen < MF arangier, equiv. to a- a- 5 + rangier to range

Related forms:
ar⋅range⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ar⋅rang⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. array; group, sort, dispose; classify.
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ar·range   (ə-rānj')   
v.   ar·ranged, ar·rang·ing, ar·rang·es

v.   tr.

  1. To put into a specific order or relation; dispose: arrange shoes in a neat row.

  2. To plan or prepare for: arrange a picnic.

  3. To bring about an agreement concerning; settle: "It has been arranged for him by his family to marry a girl of his own class" (Edmund Wilson).

  4. Music To reset (a composition) for other instruments or voices or as another style of performance.

v.   intr.

  1. To come to an agreement.

  2. To make preparations; plan: arrange for a big wedding.


[Middle English arengen, from Old French arengier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + rengier, to put in a line (from reng, line; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots).]
ar·rang'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to distribute or dispose persons or things properly or methodically: arranging figures numerically; to marshal all relevant facts for presentation; ordered my chaotic life; organized the fundraiser; sorted the sweaters by color; systematized the assorted files.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

arrange 
1375, "to draw up a line of battle," from O.Fr. arrangier, from a- "to" + rangier "set in a row," from rang "rank," from Frank. *hring. A rare word until the meaning generalized to "to place things in order" c.1780-1800. Musical sense of "adapt for other instruments or voices" is from 1808.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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