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arraign, arrange
arraign (uh RAYN) (verb)
1. To call into court for some legal action; to accuse, to charge: The district attorney wanted to arraign the suspect immediately.
2. To accuse; to call to account: The medical association met to arraign the doctor for his unethical behavior.
2. To accuse; to call to account: The medical association met to arraign the doctor for his unethical behavior.
arrange (uh RAYNJ) (verb)
1. To put in order; to organize: Kermit, please arrange the books in alphabetical order.
2. To plan; to schedule: The travel agent tried to arrange the trip with a stopover in Rome.
3. To orchestrate; to adapt: Roderick, the musician, will arrange the symphony so it can be performed by a marching band.
2. To plan; to schedule: The travel agent tried to arrange the trip with a stopover in Rome.
3. To orchestrate; to adapt: Roderick, the musician, will arrange the symphony so it can be performed by a marching band.
The police officer knew that it was important to arrange all of the evidence for the case before asking the court to arraign the man on criminal charges.
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arrange (uh RAYNJ)
1. To put in order; organize, sort, classify; plan, schedule, prepare: "The books were arranged in alphabetical order."
2. Plan, schedule, devised design: "The travel agent arranged the trip with a stopover in Rome."
3. Orchestrate, adapt, score: "The musician arranged the symphony so it could be performed by a marching band."
2. Plan, schedule, devised design: "The travel agent arranged the trip with a stopover in Rome."
3. Orchestrate, adapt, score: "The musician arranged the symphony so it could be performed by a marching band."
(Greek: kosmos to cosmos; "world, universe"; from its "perfect order and arrangement"; to order, to arrange, to adorn; well-ordered, regular, arranged; skilled in adornment, which came into English as cosmetic.)
(Latin: to build, to build up; to pile; to construct; to place together, to arrange)