Word.ws English Dictionary

schematize

/ˈskiːmətaiz/

schematize verb: to organize according to a scheme.

Verb

schematize (third-person singular simple present schematizes, present participle schematizing, simple past and past participle schematized)

  1. (transitive) To organize according to a scheme.
  2. (transitive) To distort and simplify for the purpose of highlighting certain characteristics.
  3. (intransitive) To make a plan in outline.

Forms of schematize

third-person singular presentschematizes
present participleschematizing
past participleschematized
pastschematized

Origin of schematize

Compare French schématiser, from Ancient Greek σχημᾰτίζω (skhēmătízō, “I assume a position”).

Questions about schematize

What does schematize mean?
Schematize means to organize according to a scheme.
What part of speech is schematize?
Schematize is a verb.
How do you pronounce schematize?
Schematize is pronounced /ˈskiːmətaiz/.
What is the past tense of schematize?
The past tense of schematize is schematized.

Words near schematize in the dictionary

  1. schematist
  2. schematists
  3. schematizable
  4. schematization
  5. schematizations
  6. schematize
  7. schematized
  8. schematizer
  9. schematizers
  10. schematizes
  11. schematizing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: schematize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “schematize.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/schematize. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.