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or⋅gan⋅ize
[awr-guh-nahyz]
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, esp. 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. | 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)
| 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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or·gan·ize (ôr'gə-nīz') v. or·gan·ized, or·gan·iz·ing, or·gan·iz·es v. tr.
[Middle English organisen, from Old French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizāre, from Latin organum, tool, instrument; see organ.] or'gan·iz'er n. |
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Organize
Or"gan*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Organized; p. pr. & vb. n. Organizing.] [Cf. F. organiser, Gr. ?. See Organ.]1. (Biol.) To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter; -- in this sense used chiefly in the past participle. These nobler faculties of the mind, matter organized could never produce. --Ray. 2. To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get into working order; -- applied to products of the human intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a government, an army, a war, etc. This original and supreme will organizes the government. --Cranch. 3. (Mus.) To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem. [R.] --Busby.
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Language Translation for : organize
Spanish:
organizar,
German:
organisieren,
Japanese:
準備する
organize
1413, from M.L. organizare, from L. organum "instrument, organ." Organization (1432) is originally in the sense "act of organizing," from M.L. organizationem (nom. organizatio), from organizare; meaning "condition of being organized" is first attested 1790; that of "action of organizing parts into a whole" is 1816; that of "system, establishment" is 1873. Organization man "one who subverts his individuality to the organization that employs him" (1956) is from the title of W.H. Whyte's book.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: or·ga·nize
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nized; -niz·ing
transitive verb 1 a : to set up an administrative structure for b : to persuade to associate in an organization (as a union)
2 : to arrange by systematic planning and united effort <organize a strike> intransitive verb : to form an organization; especially : to form or persuade workers to join a union
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: or·ga·nize
Variant: also British or·ga·nise /'or-g&-"nIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nized also British -nised; -niz·ing also British -nis·ing
transitive senses
1 a : to cause to develop an organic structure b : to cause to undergo organization
2 : to arrange or form into a coherent unit or functioning whole intransitivesenses
: to undergo organization
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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