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meth⋅od⋅ize

[meth-uh-dahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to reduce (something) to a method.
2. to arrange (something) according to a method.
Also, especially British, meth⋅od⋅ise.


Origin:
1580–90; method + -ize


meth⋅od⋅iz⋅er, noun
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meth·od·ize   (měth'ə-dīz')   
tr.v.   meth·od·ized, meth·od·iz·ing, meth·od·iz·es
To reduce to or organize according to a method; systematize.
meth'od·i·za'tion (-ə-dĭ-zā'shən) n., meth'od·iz'er n.
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