methodize

[ meth-uh-dahyz ]
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verb (used with object),meth·od·ized, meth·od·iz·ing.
  1. to reduce (something) to a method.

  2. to arrange (something) according to a method.

Origin of methodize

1
First recorded in 1580–90; method + -ize
  • Also especially British, meth·od·ise .

Other words from methodize

  • meth·od·iz·er, noun
  • un·meth·od·ized, adjective
  • un·meth·od·iz·ing, adjective
  • well-meth·od·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for methodize

methodize

methodise

/ (ˈmɛθəˌdaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to organize according to a method; systematize

Derived forms of methodize

  • methodization or methodisation, noun
  • methodizer or methodiser, noun

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