Ar-rāng'e, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ARRANGED; p. pr. & vb. n. ARRANGING.] [Fr. arranger, from ad and ranger, Pr. arrengar, rengar, from Fr. rang, Pr. renc, arenc, row, Eng. rank; from O. H. Ger. hring, N. H. Ger. ring, circle, circular row.]

Sense 1. To put in proper order; to dispose the parts of in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.

So [they] came to the market-place, and there he arranged his men in the streets. Berners.

Sense 2. To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking.