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Organize

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Verb

1. form, organise, organize

create (as an entity)

Example Sentences:
'social groups form everywhere'
'They formed a company'

2. organise, organize

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

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

plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

Example Sentences:
'he masterminded the robbery'

4. coordinate, organise, organize

bring order and organization to

Example Sentences:
'Can you help me organize my files?'

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

arrange by systematic planning and united effort

Example Sentences:
'machinate a plot'
'organize a strike'
'devise a plan to take over the director's office'

6. organise, organize, unionise, unionize

form or join a union

Example Sentences:
'The auto workers decided to unionize'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Organize

see synonyms of organize
verb
1. 
to form (parts or elements of something) into a structured whole; coordinate
2. (transitive)
to arrange methodically or in order
3. (transitive)
to provide with an organic structure
4. (transitive)
to enlist (the workers) of (a factory, concern, or industry) in a trade union
5. (intransitive)
to join or form an organization or trade union
6. (transitive) informal
to put (oneself) in an alert and responsible frame of mind

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Organize

see synonyms of organize
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈorganˌized or ˈorganˌizing
1. 
to provide with an organic structure
; esp.,
a. 
to arrange in an orderly way
to organize files
b. 
to make into a whole with unified and coherent relationships
to organize an essay
c. 
to make plans or arrange for
to organize a campaign
2. 
to bring into being; establish
to organize a corporation
3. 
to persuade to join in some common cause or some organization
; specif.,
a. 
to enlist in, or cause to form, a labor union
b.  US
to enlist the employees of (an industry, business, etc.) in a labor union
4.  Informal
to set (oneself) into an orderly state of mind
verb intransitive
5. 
to become organized
6.  US
to join in some common cause or form some organization, esp. a labor union

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Organize

see synonyms of organize
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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