[syn: arranged, staged]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
arranged \arranged\ adj.
1. 1 disposed or placed in a particular kind of order. the
carefully arranged chessmen; haphazardly arranged
interlobular septa; comfortable chairs arranged around the
fireplace disarranged
Syn: ordered
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2. having a schedule and itinerary established prior to
departure; -- of travel plans. an arranged tour of Madrid
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3. 1 deliberately arranged for effect. candid
Syn: staged
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Arrange \Ar*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arranged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Arranging.] [OE. arayngen, OF. arengier, F.
arranger, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. rengier, rangier, F. ranger.
See Range, v. t.]
1. To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in
the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as,
troops arranged for battle.
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So [they] came to the market place, and there he
arranged his men in the streets. --Berners.
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[They] were beginning to arrange their hampers.
--Boswell.
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A mechanism previously arranged. --Paley.
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2. To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to
arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking.
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Syn: Adjust; adapt; range; dispose; classify.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
arranged
adj 1: disposed or placed in a particular kind of order; "the
carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged
interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around
the fireplace" [syn: arranged, ordered] [ant:
disarranged]
2: planned in advance; "an arranged marriage"
3: deliberately arranged for effect; "one of those artfully
staged photographs" [syn: arranged, staged]