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SCHEMATIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they schematize ... he / she / it schematizes
Past simple: schematized
-ing form: schematizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns
Synonyms:
schematise; schematize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "schematize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
schema (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)
schematization (the act of reducing to a scheme or formula)
scheme (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
Example:
The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "schematize" is one way to...):
create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)
"Schematize" entails doing...:
coordinate; organise; organize (bring order and organization to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
schema (a schematic or preliminary plan)
schema (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)
schematization (providing a chart or outline of a system)
scheme (a schematic or preliminary plan)
scheme (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)