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verb (used with object)
1.
to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
2.
to systematize: to organize the files of an office.
3.
to give organic structure or character to: to organize the elements of a composition.
4.
to enlist or attempt to enlist into a labor union: to organize workers.
5.
EXPANDto enlist the employees of (a company) into a labor union; unionize: to organize a factory.
6.
COLLAPSEInformal. 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)
7.
to combine in an organized company, party, or the like.
8.
to form a labor union: Management resisted all efforts to organize.
9.
to assume organic structure.
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Organize
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Also, especially British, or·gan·ise.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin organizāre to contrive, arrange = organ(um) organ + -izāre -ize
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin organizāre to contrive, arrange = organ(um) organ + -izāre -ize
Related forms
or·gan·iz·a·ble, adjective
or·gan·iz·a·bil·i·ty, noun
mis·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.
EXPANDun·or·gan·iz·a·ble, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. dispose, frame. 2. order.
1. dispose, frame. 2. order.
Antonyms
1. destroy.
1. destroy.
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Example Sentences
- Think of creative ways to organize and arrange the materials, cut on angles, woven together or stacked.
- The bottom line is that students who speak out or organize in any way risk serious exposure.
- Organize laboratory consumables, chemicals and reagents, and maintain inventory.
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Word Origin & History
organize
early 15c., from M.L. organizare, from L. organum "instrument, organ" (see organ). Organized crime attested from 1929.
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organize or·gan·ize (ôr'gə-nīz')
v. or·gan·ized, or·gan·iz·ing, or·gan·iz·es
To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.
To arrange in a coherent form.
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