Definitions for organize
ˈɔr gəˌnaɪzor·ga·nize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. form, organize, organiseverb

   create (as an entity)

   "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

2. organize, organiseverb

   cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

3. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrateverb

   plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

   "he masterminded the robbery"

4. organize, organise, coordinateverb

   bring order and organization to

   "Can you help me organize my files?"

5. organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinateverb

   arrange by systematic planning and united effort

   "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

6. unionize, unionise, organize, organiseverb

   form or join a union

   "The auto workers decided to unionize"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. organizeverb

   To arrange in working order.

2. organizeverb

   To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.

3. organizeverb

   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.

4. organizeverb

   To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem.

5. Etymology: From organizare (compare Medieval Latin organizare), from organum; see organ.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Organizeverb

   To construct so as that one part co-operates with another; to form organically.

   Etymology: organiser, Fr. from organ.

   As the soul doth organize the body, and give unto every member thereof that substance, quantity, and shape, which nature seeth most expedient, so the inward grace of sacraments may teach what serveth best for their outward form. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 58.

   A genial and cherishing heat so acts upon the fit and obsequious matter, wherein it was harboured, as to organize and fashion that disposed matter according to the exigencies of its own nature. Boyle.

   Those nobler faculties in the mind, matter organized could never produce. John Ray, on the Creation.

   The identity of the same man consists in a participation of the same continued life, by constantly fleeting particles in succession vitally united to the same organized body. John Locke.

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1. ORGANIZE

   ORGANIZE is a US-based non-profit focused on bringing reform to the organ donation system. ORGANIZE was co-founded by Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal in late 2013 after Segal's father, Rick Segal, was forced to wait five years to undergo a heart transplant. In 2015, ORGANIZE received an Innovator in Residence position in the Office of the US Secretary of Health and Human Services and was a featured presenter the 2016 White House Organ Donation Summit. On May 14, 2017, ORGANIZE's living donor registry, www.giveandlive.us, was the featured call to action on the HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

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1. organize

   To organize means to arrange or structure things in an orderly, systematic, or logical manner. It involves categorizing or coordinating elements or activities according to a specific plan or set of rules for efficiency and effectiveness. This can apply to objects, data, events or tasks, groups or individual people, and more.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. organize

   To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; as, to organize an army, etc.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. organize

   To create in a structured and systematic way.

   They did organize their wedding very easily as they are both organized.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

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1. Organize

   Organize vs. Organise -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Organize and Organise.

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Create
   • Join
   • Manage
   • Plan

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'organize' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3627

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'organize' in Verbs Frequency: #522

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for organize »

1. agonizer

2. orangize

How to pronounce organize?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say organize in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of organize in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of organize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of organize in a Sentence

1. Ben Lee:

   This is a test case of a casino going under the radar that is doing extremely well, there is no other destination I know where the junket and casino organize 25 charter flights a week from China.

2. Olaf Scholz:

   We are living with the virus, which I describe as a new normal. And it will only change when we have new medical therapies and when we have a vaccine, as long as this is not the case, we have to organize our lives so as to avoid a second wave.

3. Thomas Schmidbauer:

   I'm protesting because the big financial corporations have too much influence over politics, poverty isn't being tackled. It is unfair. We could organize our economies much better for the people.

4. Frederick Bastiat:

   It must be admitted that the tendency of the human race toward liberty is largely thwarted, especially in France. This is greatly due to a fatal desire -- learned from the teachings of antiquity -- that our writers on public affairs have in common: They desire to set themselves above mankind in order to arrange, organize, and regulate it according to their fancy.

5. Serhiy Gorbatyuk:

   We believe they wanted to avoid the time consuming competition they would have had to organize to hire the law firm legally, so they drew up the undervalued contract and probably arranged to pay the real fee in cash.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=organize
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Organize
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=organize
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organize
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=organize