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organize

or·ga·nize

UK/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ US/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ fairly common

verb

1.

create (as an entity)

  • “social groups form everywhere”
  • “They formed a company”
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2.

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

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3.

plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

  • “he masterminded the robbery”
4.

bring order and organization to

  • “Can you help me organize my files?”
5.

arrange by systematic planning and united effort

  • “machinate a plot”
  • “organize a strike”
  • “devise a plan to take over the director”
6.

form or join a union

  • “The autoworkers decided to unionize”

Origin

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.

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