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or·gan·ize

 (ôr′gə-nīz′)

v. or·gan·ized, or·gan·iz·ing, or·gan·iz·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To put in order; arrange in an orderly way: organized the papers into files; organized her thoughts before speaking.

b. To cause to have an orderly, functional, or coherent structure: organized the report around three main initiatives. See Synonyms at arrange.

c. To cause (oneself) to act or live in an orderly or planned way: has trouble in school because he can’t get organized.

2.

a. To arrange or prepared for (an activity or event): organize a party; organize a strike.

b. To establish as an organization: organize a club. See Synonyms at establish.

3.

a. To induce (employees) to form or join a labor union.

b. To induce the employees of (a business or industry) to form or join a union: organize a factory.

v.intr.

1. To develop into or assume an orderly, functional, or coherent structure.

2. To form or join an activist group, especially a labor union.

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[Middle English organisen, from Old French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizāre, from Latin organum, tool, instrument; see organ.]

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or′gan·iz′er n.

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organize

(ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) or

organise

vb

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

[C15: from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum organ]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

or•gan•ize

(ˈɔr gəˌnaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.

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; order.

3. to give organic structure or character to.

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

5. to enlist the employees of (a business) into a labor union.

6. to put (oneself) in a state of mental competence to perform a task.

v.i.

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

8. to form a labor union.

9. to assume organic structure.

[1375–1425]

or′gan•iz`a•ble, adj.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

organize

Past participle: organized
Gerund: organizing

Imperative
organize
organize

Present
I organize
you organize
he/she/it organizes
we organize
you organize
they organize

Preterite
I organized
you organized
he/she/it organized
we organized
you organized
they organized

Present Continuous
I am organizing
you are organizing
he/she/it is organizing
we are organizing
you are organizing
they are organizing

Present Perfect
I have organized
you have organized
he/she/it has organized
we have organized
you have organized
they have organized

Past Continuous
I was organizing
you were organizing
he/she/it was organizing
we were organizing
you were organizing
they were organizing

Past Perfect
I had organized
you had organized
he/she/it had organized
we had organized
you had organized
they had organized

Future
I will organize
you will organize
he/she/it will organize
we will organize
you will organize
they will organize

Future Perfect
I will have organized
you will have organized
he/she/it will have organized
we will have organized
you will have organized
they will have organized

Future Continuous
I will be organizing
you will be organizing
he/she/it will be organizing
we will be organizing
you will be organizing
they will be organizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been organizing
you have been organizing
he/she/it has been organizing
we have been organizing
you have been organizing
they have been organizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been organizing
you will have been organizing
he/she/it will have been organizing
we will have been organizing
you will have been organizing
they will have been organizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been organizing
you had been organizing
he/she/it had been organizing
we had been organizing
you had been organizing
they had been organizing

Conditional
I would organize
you would organize
he/she/it would organize
we would organize
you would organize
they would organize

Past Conditional
I would have organized
you would have organized
he/she/it would have organized
we would have organized
you would have organized
they would have organized

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	organize — create (as an entity); «social groups form everywhere»; «They formed a company» form, organise create, make — make or cause to be or to become; «make a mess in one’s office»; «create a furor» regroup, reorganise, reorganize — organize anew, as after a setback choose up — form sides, as for a game draw up — form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers regiment — form (military personnel) into a regiment syndicate — organize into or form a syndicate
	2.	organize — cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea organise arrange, order, put, set up — arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; «arrange my schedule»; «set up one’s life»; «I put these memories with those of bygone times» rationalise, rationalize — structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; «We rationalized the factory’s production and raised profits» territorialise, territorialize — organize as a territory reorganize, shake up, reorganise — organize anew; «We must reorganize the company if we don’t want to go under» collectivise, collectivize — bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises handle, manage, care, deal — be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; «I can deal with this crew of workers»; «This blender can’t handle nuts»; «She managed her parents’ affairs after they got too old» disorganise, disorganize — remove the organization from
	3.	organize — plan and direct (a complex undertaking); «he masterminded the robbery» mastermind, orchestrate, engineer, organise, direct plan — make plans for something; «He is planning a trip with his family» choreograph — plan and oversee the development and details of; «The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed»
	4.	organize — bring order and organization to; «Can you help me organize my files?» coordinate, organise structure — give a structure to; «I need to structure my days» interlock, mesh — coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively arrange, set up — put into a proper or systematic order; «arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order»
	5.	organize — arrange by systematic planning and united effort; «machinate a plot»; «organize a strike»; «devise a plan to take over the director’s office» machinate, devise, prepare, organise, get up initiate, pioneer — take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; «This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants» put on, mount — prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; «mount a theater production»; «mount an attack»; «mount a play» lay — prepare or position for action or operation; «lay a fire»; «lay the foundation for a new health care plan» set up — begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; «set up an election» sandwich — make into a sandwich spatchcock — prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; «spatchcock a guinea hen» embattle — prepare for battle or conflict
	6.	organize — form or join a union; «The auto workers decided to unionize» unionise, unionize, organise join, fall in, get together — become part of; become a member of a group or organization; «He joined the Communist Party as a young man»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

organize

verb

1. arrange, run, plan, form, prepare, establish, set up, shape, schedule, frame, look after, be responsible for, construct, constitute, devise, put together, take care of, see to (informal), get together, marshal, contrive, get going, coordinate, fix up, straighten out, lay the foundations of, lick into shape, jack up (N.Z. informal) We need someone to help organize our campaign.
arrange upset, confuse, disrupt

2. put in order, arrange, group, list, file, index, catalogue, classify, codify, pigeonhole, tabulate, inventory, systematize, dispose He began to organize his papers.
put in order scramble, mix up, muddle, jumble, disorganize

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

organize

verb

1. To put into a deliberate order:

2. To arrange in an orderly manner:

3. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency:

4. To bring into existence formally:

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Translations

organizovatorganizovat seroztříditsrovnatuspořádat

organiserearrangere

järjestääjärjestelläorganisoidasystematisoida

organizirati

megszervezorganizálrendezszervez

skipuleggjaskipuleggja í samtök, virkja

組織する

조직하다

gerai parengtasorganizavimasorganizuotai dirbantisorganizuotirengėjas

apvienotorganizētsagatavot

zorganizovať

organiziratipripraviti

organisera

จัดการ

tổ chức

organize

[ˈɔːgənaɪz]

B. VI

2. (Ind) → sindicarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

organize

[ˈɔː^rgənaɪz] organise (British) vt [+ event, activity] → organiser

(= see to) [+ transport, refreshments] → s’occuper de

(= put in order) [+ material, papers] → classer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

organize

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

organize,

organise

(ˈoːgənaiz) verb

1. to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort. They organized a conference.

2. to make into a society etc. He organized the workers into a trade union.

ˈorganizer, ˈorganiser nounˌorganiˈzation, ˌorganiˈsation noun

1. a group of people working together for a purpose. a business organization.

2. the act of organizing. Efficiency depends on the organization of one’s work.

3. the state of being organized. This report lacks organization.

ˈorganized, ˈorganised adjective

1. efficient. She’s a very organized person.

2. well-arranged. an organized report.

3. having been planned. an organized protest.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

organize

→ يُنَظِّمُ organizovat organisere organisieren οργανώνω organizar järjestää organiser organizirati organizzare 組織する 조직하다 organiseren organisere zorganizować organizar организовывать organisera จัดการ organize etmek tổ chức 组织

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

or·ga·nize

v. organizar, disponer, arreglar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

The ability to communicate and organize is particularly important in political terms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To give just one particularly egregious example, in a case called Oakwood Healthcare Batista stripped millions of American workers of their right to unionize by holding that an employee who provides even minimal direction to their co-workers can be classified as a “supervisor” (The right of actual managers to organize is not protected under federal labor law). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The best motivation for me to clean and organize is to plan a party or have those friends over for dinner that I know will talk about how messy I am. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My «thing,» if I want to organize, is solid communication with the people in the community. ❋ Unknown (2008)

How we organize is also a major challenge to us as hospitals. ❋ Unknown (1991)

Furthermore, let us not forget that the abstract right to organize is not the same as the right when concretely exercised. ❋ Unknown (1921)

The right of men to organize is no more to be questioned than your right or mine to be the citizen of the state to which we belong. ❋ Unknown (1906)

Again, this tendency to organize is not conducive to the highest individual development. ❋ Unknown (1893)

Barack Obama’s silence on the horrid crime in the city he attempted to organize, is both chilling and unacceptable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Upping the ante, Hawass on Sunday told his country’s parliament that he «will never again organize antiquities exhibitions in Germany if it refuses a request, to be issued next week, to allow the bust of Nefertiti to be displayed in Egypt for three months.» ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ninth, I ask the NLRB to take all available steps to ensure that the right of employees to organize, which is rooted in the Constitution’s ‘freedom of association,’ be defended — including the promulgation of ‘card check’ by regulation under the National Labor Relations Act. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It has made spreading the word to organize for a cause easier to do, faster to execute, and more far-reaching. ❋ Hemanshu Nigam (2011)

I have a small house with very limited closet space so my favorite way to organize is to put everything in totes in my garage. ❋ Unknown (2008)

«Well, if we are all agreed,» replied Rand, «I suppose the way to organize is to organize.» ❋ Ralph Victor (N/A)

I monitor conservative sites like FReerepublic and conservative hideout. simply to hear what the echo chamber is saying. thus I have seen my own screen name become a target for banning. the «Freepers» as they are called organize against individual «Leftist» posters, spam and skew online polls routinely. part of the attacks include deluging the editors with complaints. and proclaiming how many ❋ Redstateblues (2010)

They have decided the way to organize is to create a strawman to blame and to fear. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hater: Look at dis [weak ass nigga], bitch I duck u up.
Black dude: I organize yo [weak ass], you stupid [dick sucking] bitch. ❋ Lil Rah Rah (2005)

I’m [fina] [nut].[organism] ❋ Yeahhhhboiiii69 (2018)

[Stacy]: The heart is in our body and it’s an [orgasm]
Billy: HA! She said orgasm instead of [organism]!
*Class laugh*
*Stacy cries* ❋ BigJuic3Cucumb3r (2018)

Eric: «Hey [Todd], that speech you gave was so great! [How long] did you rehearse for it?»
Todd: «I didn’t rehearse at all, I was just keeping that shit [organic].» ❋ Gritty1 (2010)

[Let it happen] organically. ❋ Roz-e-g (2018)

❋ Gribble (2003)

«Did you just say [orgasm] [instead] of [organism]?» ❋ I Should Have Been Aborted (2018)

«[how many] [organisms] are in [a human]» ❋ Organism Pro (2020)

My wife always buys [organic]. [That’s why] [I have no money]. ❋ Jimgaf (2014)

My [biatch] loves to [play] my [organ]. ❋ D’emon (2002)

• Defenition of the word organize

  • To arrange by systematic planning and united effort (e.g. a plot, a strike, a plan).
  • create, as of a social group or a company, for example
  • plan and direct (a complex undertaking); «he masterminded the robber»
  • cause to be organized
  • bring order and organization to; «Can you help me organize my files?»
  • arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  • form or join a union
  • plan and direct (a complex undertaking); «he masterminded the robbery»
  • arrange by systematic planning and united effort; «machinate a plot»; «organize a strike»; «devise a plan to take over the director»s office»
  • cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
  • form or join a union; «The autoworkers decided to unionize»
  • create (as an entity); «social groups form everywhere»; «They formed a company»
  • bring order and organization to
  • plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
  • create (as an entity)

Synonyms for the word organize

• • arrange
  • categorize
  • classify
  • control
  • coordinate
  • devise
  • direct
  • engineer
  • fix
  • form
  • get up
  • make plans for
  • manage
  • mastermind
  • orchestrate
  • organise
  • prepare
  • put in order
  • sort out
  • systematize
  • take charge of
  • unionize

Similar words in the organize

• • organize
  • organized
  • organizer
  • organizer’s
  • organizers
  • organizes

Hyponyms for the word organize

• • arrange
  • choose up
  • choreograph
  • collectivise
  • collectivize
  • draw up
  • embattle
  • interlock
  • lay
  • mesh
  • mount
  • order
  • put
  • put on
  • rationalise
  • rationalize
  • regiment
  • regroup
  • reorganise
  • reorganize
  • sandwich
  • set up
  • shake up
  • spatchcock
  • structure
  • syndicate
  • territorialise
  • territorialize

Hypernyms for the word organize

• • arrange
  • care
  • create
  • deal
  • fall in
  • get together
  • handle
  • initiate
  • join
  • make
  • manage
  • pioneer
  • plan
  • set up

Antonyms for the word organize

• • disorganise
  • disorganize

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