randomize
gb/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz/ us/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz/
B2
English
~ 8200
randomizál, véletlenszerű sorrendbe rendez, véletlenszerűsít, véletlenszerűen beoszt, felforgat, összekuszál
VERB
B2
1
Usage pattern:
to randomize [something]
The app can randomize the order of the songs so you never hear the same playlist twice.
Az alkalmazás véletlenszerű sorrendbe tudja rendezni a dalokat, így soha nem hallod kétszer ugyanazt a lejátszási listát.
Please randomize the questions so students don’t all get them in the same sequence.
Kérlek, rendezd véletlenszerű sorrendbe a kérdéseket, hogy a diákok ne mind ugyanabban a sorrendben kapják meg őket.
They randomized the list of participants before drawing the winners.
You can randomize the slides to keep the presentation less predictable.
The software automatically randomizes the data before analysis.
Learner examples
Click this button to randomize the playlist.
Kattints erre a gombra, hogy véletlenszerű sorrendbe rendezd a lejátszási listát.
The teacher will randomize the questions on the test.
A tanár véletlenszerű sorrendbe fogja rendezni a teszt kérdéseit.
This tool can randomize the order of the names.
I like to randomize my workout exercises every day.
The website will randomize the teams for the game.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes say *"make it random"* instead of using the single verb *"randomize"*. While "make it random" is understandable, in technical or formal contexts (software, statistics, research), *"randomize"* is preferred. Some also confuse *"randomize"* with *"mix"* or *"shuffle"*; these are similar but do not always imply a mathematically fair random process.
Meaning
arrange or choose in random order
Collocations
randomize the order
|randomize questions
|randomize a playlist
|randomize data
|randomize the list
|randomize settings
Synonyms
shuffle (Common in everyday use, especially for music or cards; slightly less formal than "randomize".)
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scramble (Emphasizes mixing things up, but does not always imply mathematically fair randomness.)
Antonyms
order (Means to arrange things in a clear, non-random pattern, the opposite of making them random.)
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sort (Means to arrange by a rule (e.g., alphabetically), not unpredictably.)
Themes
technology
|science
|mathematics
Definition
To change the order or choice of things so that no one can know what will come next.
To change the order or selection of something so that each possible outcome is equally likely and cannot be predicted.
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Usage pattern:
to randomize [participants/patients] into [groups]
The researchers will randomize 300 patients to receive either the new drug or a placebo.
A kutatók 300 beteget osztanak majd be véletlenszerűen az új gyógyszert kapó csoportba, illetve a placebocsoportba.
Participants were randomized into three groups based on a computer-generated sequence.
A résztvevőket egy számítógép által generált sorozat alapján véletlenszerűen három csoportba sorolták.
To reduce bias, we randomized the schools before assigning them to the control or intervention conditions.
Clinicians did not know how the system would randomize each new patient.
If you fail to properly randomize the sample, your trial results may be unreliable.
Learner examples
The study will randomize the patients into two groups.
A vizsgálatban a betegeket véletlenszerűen két csoportba fogják beosztani.
They used a computer to randomize the students into teams.
Számítógépet használtak arra, hogy véletlenszerűen csapatokba osszák a diákokat.
In a good medical test, doctors randomize who gets the new drug.
The scientist will randomize the plants to different rooms.
We must randomize the volunteers so the test is fair.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes think *"randomize"* here means "to make something strange or chaotic." In medical and research contexts, it specifically means assigning people or items to groups by chance to avoid bias. Another mistake is saying *"randomize the groups"* when they mean assigning people *into* the groups; more precise is *"randomize the participants into groups"*.
Meaning
assign people to groups randomly
Collocations
randomize patients
|randomize participants
|randomize subjects
|randomize into groups
|randomize treatment groups
Synonyms
allocate randomly (A more descriptive phrase; functionally similar but less compact and less standard as a technical term.)
Antonyms
hand-pick (Emphasizes choosing individuals deliberately, not by chance, which is the opposite of randomizing.)
Themes
science
|medicine
|research
|health
Definition
To put people or things into different groups by chance, not by choice, especially in a study or test.
To assign participants, patients, or items to different groups or conditions by a random method, especially in experiments or clinical trials.
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
3
felforgat
B2
összekuszál
B2
Usage pattern:
to randomize [someone’s/something’s] [things/space]
The kids completely randomized my office while I was on the phone.
A gyerekek teljesen felforgatták az irodámat, amíg telefonáltam.
One strong wind was enough to randomize the papers on her desk.
Egyetlen erős széllökés is elég volt ahhoz, hogy összekuszálja az íróasztalán lévő papírokat.
Please don’t randomize the kitchen drawers again; I just sorted them.
He likes to randomize the books on the shelf so it looks more "creative."
Someone randomized all the files on the shared drive, and now no one can find anything.
Learner examples
The children randomized the living room during the party.
A gyerekek a buli alatt teljesen felforgatták a nappalit.
A big dog ran in and randomized all the papers on the table.
Berohant egy nagy kutya, és teljesen összekuszálta az asztalon lévő összes papírt.
Don’t randomize my clothes; I like them in order.
The storm randomized the things in our garden.
My roommate always randomizes the books on my desk.
Common mistake:
This sense is informal and less common than the technical uses. Learners may overuse it where simple verbs like *"mess up"* or *"mix up"* are more natural. It is safer to use *"randomize"* mainly for technical or clearly playful contexts.
Meaning
make something messy or chaotic
Collocations
completely randomize my desk
|randomize the whole room
|kids randomized my stuff
Synonyms
mess up (Very common informal verb; focuses on making something messy, without the playful idea of mathematical randomness.)
Antonyms
organize (Means to put things in a clear, tidy order, the opposite of making them look randomly placed.)
Themes
daily life
|humor
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make something very messy or mixed up, like it was put in random places.
To make the arrangement of things messy or chaotic, as if they were put in random positions, often used humorously or exaggeratively.
Grammar
Dictionary form
randomize
IPA
GB/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz/
US/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz/
Syllables & stress
ran - dom - ize (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (ran)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: randomize
- 3rd Person Singular: randomizes
- Present Participle: randomizing
- Past: randomized
Word family
Forms
randomizes
verb
randomizing
verb
randomized
verb
Core family
Related words
randomizer
noun
Negative and opposite forms
nonrandom
adjective
Advanced or less common
randomizable
adjective
Expressions
randomize a playlist
1/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz ə plˈeɪlˌɪst/
fixed phrase
play songs in random order
To make the songs in a playlist play in a random order.
Examples
- I usually randomize a playlist when I go for a run.
- You can randomize a playlist so you don’t always hear the same first song.
- The app lets you randomize a playlist with one tap.
randomize into groups
1/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz ˈɪntu ɡɹˈups/
fixed phrase
technical
divide into groups at random
To put people or things into different groups by using chance.
Examples
- The students were randomized into groups for the experiment.
- We will randomize into groups of four to make the teams fair.
- In this study, patients were randomized into groups receiving different doses.
randomize participants
1/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz pɑɹtˈɪsəpənts/
fixed phrase
technical
assign study participants randomly
To put people in a study into different groups by chance, not by choice.
Examples
- We will randomize participants before starting the trial.
- The software was used to randomize participants to the three treatment arms.
- Ethics approval was granted before the team began to randomize participants.
randomize questions
1/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz kwˈɛst͡ʃənz/
fixed phrase
show questions in random order
To change the order of questions so that each person sees them in a different random order.
Examples
- Online exams often randomize questions to reduce cheating.
- You can randomize questions in the quiz settings.
- The platform will randomize questions each time a student starts the test.
randomize settings
1/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz sˈɛtɪŋz/
fixed phrase
set options to random values
To change the options in a program or game so that they are chosen at random.
Examples
- You can randomize settings to get a new game experience every time.
- The tool will randomize settings such as theme and layout for testing.
- Some users like to randomize settings and see what happens.
randomize the order
1/ɹˈændəmˌaɪz ðə ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
put items in random sequence
To change the order of things so that the new order is random.
Examples
- The teacher chose to randomize the order of the questions for each student.
- You can randomize the order of the slides to make the talk less predictable.
- Click this option to randomize the order of the names before choosing a winner.