arran

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

So [ they ] came to the market place, and there he arranged his men in the streets. Berners. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ They ] were beginning to arrange their hampers. Boswell. [ 1913 Webster ]

A mechanism previously arranged. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Adjust; adapt; range; dispose; classify. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having a schedule and itinerary established prior to departure; -- of travel plans. an arranged tour of Madrid [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. 1 deliberately arranged for effect. candid
Syn. -- staged [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. arrangement. ] 1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linnæan arrangement of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mus.) (a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written. (b) A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who arranges. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of arranging a piece of music.
Syn. -- arrangement. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See Errant. ] Notoriously or preëminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward. [ 1913 Webster ]

I discover an arrant laziness in my soul. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Thorough or downright, in a good sense. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An arrant honest woman. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]