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   Or·gan·ize

   /ˈôrɡəˌnīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. arrange into a structured whole; order: "organize lessons in a planned way" Similar put in orderorderarrangesortsort outassemblemarshalput straightgroupdisposeclassifycollocatecategorizecatalogcodifytabulatecompilesystematizesystemizeregulateregimentstandardizestructureshapemoldlick/knock into shapepigeonholetriagerare:methodizeOpposite jumbledisorganize
   • ▪ coordinate the activities of (a person or group of people) efficiently: "organize and lead a group of people" Similar make arrangements forarrangecoordinatesort output togetherfix upget togetherorchestratechoreographbe responsible forbe in charge oftake care oflook aftersee tosee aboutdeal withdirectrunmanageconductadministrateset upmobilizemastermindengineerinstitutedevelopformcreateestablishfoundoriginatebeginstartscheduletimetableprogramrare:concert
   • ▪ form (a number of people) into a labor union, political group, etc.: "an attempt to organize unskilled workers"
   • ▪ arrange or form into a living being or tissue: archaic "the soul doth organize the body"
   • 2. make arrangements or preparations for (an event or activity); coordinate: "the union organized a 24-hour general strike"
   • ▪ take responsibility for providing or arranging: "he is sometimes asked to stay behind, organizing transportation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum ‘instrument, tool’ (see organ).

   Derivatives

   • 1. organizable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 18

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