organize

English Online Dictionary. What means organize‎? What does organize mean?

English

Alternative forms

• organise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From Middle English organizen, organysen, partly from Middle French organiser and partly from its etymon, Medieval Latin organizō, from Latin organum (“organ”); see organ.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
• Hyphenation: or‧gan‧ize

Verb

organize (third-person singular simple present organizes, present participle organizing, simple past and past participle organized) (American and Oxford British spelling)

1. (transitive) To arrange in working order.
2. (transitive) To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
3. (transitive, chiefly used in the past participle) To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
4. (transitive, music) To sing in parts.
5. (transitive, intransitive) To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize.

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References

Further reading

• “organize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “organize”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• agonizer

Portuguese

Verb

organize

1. inflection of organizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French organisé, past participle of organiser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾ.ɡa.niˈze/
• Hyphenation: or‧ga‧ni‧ze

Adjective

organize

1. organized

Derived terms

• organize etmek

Noun

organize (definite accusative organizeyi, plural organizeler)

1. organizing; uniting
2. arranging properly
3. organization

Declension

Further reading

• “organize”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “organize”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “organize”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı