organize

especially British, or·gan·ise

[awr-guh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

organized, organizing 

1. to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action.

   to organize a committee.

   Synonyms: frame, dispose
   Antonyms: destroy

2. to systematize.

   to organize the files of an office.

   Synonyms: order

3. to give organic structure or character to.

   Cells become differentiated and organized into tissues.

4. to enlist or attempt to enlist into a labor union.

   to organize workers.

5. to enlist the employees of (a company) into a labor union; unionize.

   to organize a factory.

6. 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)

organized, organizing 

1. to combine in an organized company, party, or the like.

2. to form a labor union.

   Management resisted all efforts to organize.

3. to assume organic structure.

organize

/ ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to form (parts or elements of something) into a structured whole; coordinate

2. (tr) to arrange methodically or in order

3. (tr) to provide with an organic structure

4. (tr) to enlist (the workers) of (a factory, concern, or industry) in a trade union

5. (intr) to join or form an organization or trade union

6. informal,  (tr) to put (oneself) in an alert and responsible frame of mind

Other Word Forms

• organizable adjective
• organizability noun
• misorganize verb
• outorganize verb (used with object)
• preorganize verb
• unorganizable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of organize¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin organizāre “to contrive, arrange,” equivalent to organ(um) organ + -izāre -ize

Word History and Origins

Origin of organize¹

C15: from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum _organ

Example Sentences

The concept can be imagined as a marble maze that organizes itself.

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A temporary restraining order would prevent agencies "determining how best to organize their workforces", they argued, noting that the government has traditionally been granted the widest latitude in the "dispatch of its own internal affairs".

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Central Command are due to arrive in Israel by Sunday to establish a coordination center that will monitor the cease-fire and organize the flow of humanitarian aid, logistics and security assistance to Gaza.

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After being sworn in, Jeri vowed to spend the remainder of the presidential term cracking down on spiralling violence linked to extortion rackets run by organized crime gangs.

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Frederick Douglass’s son Charles, we learn, helped organize a black team in Washington, D.C., after the Civil War.

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Related Words

• construct 
• coordinate 
• create 
• establish 
• form 
• formulate 
• regulate 
• run 
• set up