Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

randomise

/ˈɹændəmɑɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: ran-domise
IPA: /ˈɹændəmɑɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrange randomly; to make random

Example Sentences

"He randomised the marbles by spilling them onto the floor."

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 English -ise English randomise From random + -ise.

Inflected Forms

randomises (present, singular) randomising (participle, present) randomised (participle, past) randomised (past) randomize (alternative, US)

Derived Forms

derandomise randomisation randomiser rerandomise

Synonyms

randomize

Questions

How do you pronounce randomise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹændəmɑɪz/.
What does randomise mean?: To arrange randomly; to make random
Where does randomise come from?: 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 English -ise English randomise From random + -ise.

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