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   Ar·range

   /əˈrānj/

   

   verb

   • 1. put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order: "she had just finished arranging the flowers" Similar put in orderorderset outlay outspread outarraypresentput outdisplayexhibitgroupsortorganizetidypositiondisposemarshalrangealignline uprankfileclassifycategorizesystematizemethodizetriageOpposite disturb
   • 2. organize or make plans for (a future event): "they hoped to arrange a meeting" Similar organizefixplanschedulepencil indevisecontrivemake arrangements forfix upprepare formake preparations forsettle ondecidedetermineagreecome to an agreementcome to terms aboutOpposite cancel
   • ▪ reach agreement about an action or event in advance: "I arranged with my boss to have the time off"
   • ▪ ensure that (something) is done or provided by organizing it in advance: "accommodations can be arranged if required"
   • 3. adapt (a composition) for performance with instruments or voices other than those originally specified: "songs arranged for viola and piano" Similar adaptsetscoreorchestrateinstrumentharmonize
   • 4. settle (a dispute or claim): archaic "the quarrel, partly by the interference of the Crown Prince, was arranged"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French arangier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + rangier ‘put in order’ (see range).

   Derivatives

   • 1. arrangeable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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