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self-organize

self-organize verb: of a substance or a system, to arrange or coordinate itself without direct, external control.

Verb

self-organize (third-person singular simple present self-organizes, present participle self-organizing, simple past and past participle self-organized)

  1. (intransitive) Of a substance or a system, to arrange or coordinate itself without direct, external control.
  2. (intransitive) Of a person or people, to form a group or organization without external control or assistance.

Forms of self-organize

third-person singular presentself-organizes
present participleself-organizing
past participleself-organized
pastself-organized

Questions about self-organize

What does self-organize mean?
Self-organize means of a substance or a system, to arrange or coordinate itself without direct, external control.
What part of speech is self-organize?
Self-organize is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-organize?
The past tense of self-organize is self-organized.

Words near self-organize in the dictionary

  1. self-opinions
  2. self-ordained
  3. self-ordination
  4. self-ordinations
  5. self-organization
  6. self-organize
  7. self-organized
  8. self-organizes
  9. self-organizing
  10. self-organizing map
  11. self-organizing maps

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