organize

American  

[awr-guh-nahyz] / ˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

especially British, organise

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of organize

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

Example Sentences

He has seen his leadership as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee called into question.

From The Wall Street Journal

Low-enriched uranium would be supplied to Tehran by an international consortium outside the country that Washington would organize and oversee.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sixty years later, “Taxman” remains one of the rare pop songs about fiscal policy—and the catalog behind it is proof that intellectual property, once organized, can outlast its creators and compound for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spelling further insisted that if someone helped her organize it, she would be able to maintain it.

From MarketWatch

There are different versions but typically, teens organize a group of players and then track down and eliminate one another with shots from a water gun.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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