schematize — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To organize according to a scheme.

   Usage

   • Transitive

2. To distort and simplify for the purpose of highlighting certain characteristics.

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To make a plan in outline.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Verb

1. formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula

   Broader terms

   create by mental actcreate mentally

   Examples

   The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion

2. give conventional form to

   Synonyms

   schematise

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

   Examples

   some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns