schematize

[ skee-muh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, sche·ma·tized, sche·ma·tiz·ing.

1. to reduce to or arrange according to a scheme.

schematize

/ ˈskiːməˌtaɪz /

verb

1. tr to form into or arrange in a scheme

Derived Forms

• ˌschematiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• schema·ti·zation noun
• schema·tizer noun
• non·schema·tized adjective
• un·schema·tized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of schematize¹

First recorded in 1640–50, schematize is from the Greek word schēmatízein to form. See scheme, -ize

Example Sentences

"These interactions can be schematized with simple rules, but the results of their collective action are sometimes really unpredictable."

From Salon

Artists such as Durer sought to schematize the body, identify its proportions and determine the ideal relation of its parts to one another.

From Washington Post

Sigmund Freud schematized sexual development and constructed an elaborate architecture of the unconscious and desire.

From Washington Post

Using the data collected at our quadrant, we then schematized and extrapolated the microcosm of the ecosphere we focused on to represent the immediate locale.

From Scientific American

The Lego bricks the kids use in their projects are all schematized along these criteria.

From Forbes