organize

[awr-guh-nahyz]

verb (used with object), or·gan·ized, or·gan·iz·ing.

to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
to systematize: to organize the files of an office.
to give organic structure or character to: Cells become differentiated and organized into tissues.

to enlist or attempt to enlist into a labor union: to organize workers.
to enlist the employees of (a company) into a labor union; unionize: to organize a factory.
Informal. to put (oneself) in a state of mental competence to perform a task: We can't have any slip-ups, so you'd better get organized.

verb (used without object), or·gan·ized, or·gan·iz·ing.

to combine in an organized company, party, or the like.
to form a labor union: Management resisted all efforts to organize.
to assume organic structure.

Also especially British, or·gan·ise.

Origin of organize

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin organizāre to contrive, arrange, equivalent to organ(um) organ + -izāre -ize

Related formsor·gan·iz·a·ble, adjectiveor·gan·iz·a·bil·i·ty, nounmis·or·gan·ize, verb, mis·or·gan·ized, mis·or·gan·iz·ing.out·or·gan·ize, verb (used with object), out·or·gan·ized, out·or·gan·iz·ing.pre·or·gan·ize, verb, pre·or·gan·ized, pre·or·gan·iz·ing.un·or·gan·iz·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms for organize

1. dispose, frame. 2. order.

Antonyms for organize

1. destroy.

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Examples from the Web for organising

Contemporary Examples of organising

None were squeamish about organising power to pursue their object.
One U.S. Constitution Just Wasn’t Enough
Tom Arnold-Forster
July 4, 2014
Of course, Mr Kim has no qualms about organising purges of his own.
The Women Behind the Throne in North Korea's 'Empire of Horror'
The Telegraph
December 15, 2013
He is suspected of having massively overcharged local authorities for organising sporting events.
Engulfed by Scandal, Could The Spanish Royal Family Fall?
Tom Sykes
April 4, 2013

Historical Examples of organising

Gambetta, Chanzy, Bourbaki, and Trochu were organising a desperate defence.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
With these words the Syracusan made his exit, bent on organising his performance.
The Symposium
Xenophon
Now the whole of this, you will remark, is the training, the organising of bodies.
London Lectures of 1907
Annie Besant
And the Organising Activity is not only upward-reaching, but forward-looking.
The Heart of Nature
Francis Younghusband
He is the organising Life of the worlds, and all beings are rooted in Him.
Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries
Annie Besant

British Dictionary definitions for organising

organize

organise

verb

to form (parts or elements of something) into a structured whole; coordinate
(tr) to arrange methodically or in order
(tr) to provide with an organic structure
(tr) to enlist (the workers) of (a factory, concern, or industry) in a trade union
(intr) to join or form an organization or trade union
(tr) informal to put (oneself) in an alert and responsible frame of mind

Word Origin for organize

C15: from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum organ

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Word Origin and History for organising

organize

early 15c., "construct, establish," from Middle French organiser and directly from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum "instrument, organ" (see organ). Related: Organized; organizing.

organising in Medicine

organize

[ôr′gə-nīz′]

To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.
To arrange in a coherent form.