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randomize

/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
ran-dom-ize
IPA
/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

US and Oxford British English standard spelling of randomise.

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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English randomize From random + -ize.

Inflected Forms

randomizes (present, singular) randomizing (participle, present) randomized (participle, past) randomized (past)

Derived Forms

derandomize nonrandomizing prerandomize pseudorandomize randomizable randomizer rerandomize

Synonyms

randomise

Questions

How do you pronounce randomize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈændəmˌaɪz/.
What does randomize mean?
US and Oxford British English standard spelling of randomise.
Where does randomize 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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English randomize From random + -ize.

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