arrange

1. Put into a proper or systematic order (synset 201466592)
   "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
   is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
   subtypes:

   • regularise, regularize - make regular or more regular
   • order - place in a certain order
   • order - bring order to or into
   • straighten - make straight or straighter
   • rearrange - put into a new order or arrangement
   • serialise, serialize - arrange serially
   • alphabetise, alphabetize - arrange in alphabetical order
   • coordinate, organise, organize - bring order and organization to
   • stratify - form layers or strata
   • draw, string, thread - thread on or as if on a string
   • marshal - arrange in logical order
   • string - stretch out or arrange like a string
   • spread out, string out - set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
   • plume, preen - clean with one's bill
   • stack - arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
   • chain - connect or arrange into a chain by linking
   • geminate, pair - arrange in pairs
   • concord - arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance
   • cascade - arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
   • settle - arrange or fix in the desired order
   • pyramid - arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
   • corral - arrange wagons so that they form a corral
   • catenate, catenulate - arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
   • decorate, dress - provide with decoration
   • array, lay out, range, set out - lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
   • bundle, compact, pack, wad - compress into a wad
   • heap, pile, stack - arrange in stacks
   • distribute, stagger - to arrange in a systematic order
   • drape - arrange in a particular way
   • drape - place casually
   • set - fix in a border
   • gradate - arrange according to grades
   • line up - form a line
   same as: set up
2. Make arrangements for (synset 201023638)
   "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"
   is a type of: agree, concord, concur, hold - be in accord; be in agreement
   subtypes:

   • firm up - arrange firmly
   • concord - arrange by concord or agreement
   • settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement
   same as: fix up
3. Plan, organize, and carry out (an event) (synset 201651668)
   "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
   is a type of: initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
   subtypes:

   • dogfight - arrange for an illegal dogfight
   • tee up - make detailed arrangements or preparations
   • phase - arrange in phases or stages
   same as: stage
4. Set (printed matter) into a specific format (synset 201748949)
   "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
   is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
   subtypes:

   • indent - set in from the margin
   • rubricate - furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics
   same as: format
5. Arrange attractively (synset 200038562)
   "dress my hair for the wedding"
   is a type of: groom, neaten - care for one's external appearance
   subtypes:

   • bob - cut hair in the style of a bob
   • wave - set waves in
   same as: coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set
   verb group: curry, dress, groom - give a neat appearance to
6. Adapt for performance in a different way (synset 201709988)
   "set this poem to music"
   referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
   is a type of: compose, write - write music
   subtypes:

   • prearrange - arrange beforehand
   • put - adapt
   • transpose - put (a piece of music) into another key
   • table, tabularise, tabularize, tabulate - arrange or enter in tabular form
   same as: set
7. Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events (synset 200737576)
   "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
   is a type of: organise, organize - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
   subtypes:

   • contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
   • phrase - divide, combine, or mark into phrases
   same as: order, put, set up

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