organize
Syllables: or·gan·ize/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/US/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/
organize verb: to arrange in working order.
Verb
organize (third-person singular simple present organizes, present participle organizing, simple past and past participle organized)
- To arrange in working order.
- Multiple bits moving in macroprocess join triplet macrounits which logically organize information networks encoding units in structures enclosing triplet code.2015, Vladimir S. Lerner, “The impulse observations of random process generate information binding reversible micro and irreversible macro processes in Observer: regularities, limitations, and...
- Synonyms:
- marshal
- To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
- This original and supreme will organizes the government.1803, William Cranch, Marbury v. Madison
- With Arthur it was clearly the Falklands factor writ large. Actions such as organizing and building the Wansdyke or Cadbury 11 (the refortification) would have strengthened the authority and extended the power of whichever king was the organizer.2003, Rodney Castleden, King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend
- To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
- an organized being
- organized matter
- To sing in parts.
- to organize an anthem
- Formerly , those Catholic priests who sung in parts : so to sing , was to organize1828, Thomas Busby, A Complete Dictionary of Music
- To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize.
- the workers decided to organize; their next task was to organize the workers at the steel mill
organize meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
organize in Hindi
- to arrange in working order
- व्यवस्था करना vyavasthā karnā
organize in Bengali
- to organize, to put in order
- সাজানো śajanō
organize in Malayalam
- ചിട്ടപ്പെടുത്തുക, ക്രമപ്പെടുത്തുക, കൂട്ടിച്ചേർക്കുക
organize in Kannada
- ಅಣಿಗೊಳಿಸು, ಸಾವಗಿಸು, ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸು, ನೆಲೆಗೊಳಿಸು
More languagesFewer languages
- organize in Arabic
- نَظَّمَ naẓẓama
- organize in Malay
- mengatur
- organize in Persian
- سامان دادن sâmân dâdan
- organize in Vietnamese
- sắp xếp, tổ chức
Examples of organize in a sentence
- Crabapple did a lot of posing in bikinis, and less, to pay her way through F.I.T.; in addition to showing in fine art galleries and drawing comics, she organizes events she calls Dr.2008 April 18, Susan Dominus, “Young, Hip and Wild About Comic Books”, in The New York Times:
- These nobler faculties in the mind of man, […] matter organized could never produce.1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:
Synonyms of organize
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Forms of organize
| third-person singular present | organizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | organizing |
| past participle | organized |
| past | organized |
| alternative form | organise |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | organizest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | organizedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | organizeth |
Origin of organize
From Middle English organizen, organysen, partly from Middle French organiser and partly from its etymon, Medieval Latin organizō, from Latin organum (“organ”). By surface analysis, organ + -ize.
Words formed from organize
Questions about organize
- What does organize mean?
- Organize means to arrange in working order.
- What is organize in Hindi?
- Organize in Hindi is व्यवस्था करना (vyavasthā karnā). See Organize meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use organize in a sentence?
- Crabapple did a lot of posing in bikinis, and less, to pay her way through F.I.T.; in addition to showing in fine art galleries and drawing comics, she organizes events she calls Dr.
- What part of speech is organize?
- Organize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce organize?
- Organize is pronounced /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of organize?
- The past tense of organize is organized.
Words near organize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: organize (page history and authors); সাজানো (Bengali) (page history and authors); organize (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); organize (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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