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randomize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 N D AH0 M AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

US and Oxford British English standard spelling of randomise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

arrange in random order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Randomize the order of the numbers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: randomise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disarrange

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3er- Proto-Indo-European *h3reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English randomize From random + -ize.