The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCHEMATIZE
schematize, schematise
(verb) give conventional form to; “some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns”
schematize
(verb) formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula; “The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
schematize (third-person singular simple present schematizes, present participle schematizing, simple past and past participle schematized)
(transitive) To organize according to a scheme.
(transitive) To distort and simplify for the purpose of highlighting certain characteristics.
(intransitive) To make a plan in outline.
Source: Wiktionary
Sche"ma*tize, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. schématiser, Gr.
Definition: To form a scheme or schemes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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