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organize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'organize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Organize [ v. t.]
- To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter; -- in this sense used chiefly in the past participle.
- To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get into working order; -- applied to products of the human intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a government, an army, a war, etc.
- To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem.

Meaning of 'organize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . organize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- bring order and organization to
Example in sentence:
  • Can you help me organize my files?
Meaning (2):
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Example in sentence:
  • devise a plan to take over the director's office;
  • machinate a plot;
  • organize a strike
Meaning (3):
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
Example in sentence:
  • he masterminded the robbery
Meaning (4):
- create (as an entity)
Example in sentence:
  • social groups form everywhere;
  • They formed a company
Meaning (5):
- form or join a union
Example in sentence:
  • The auto workers decided to unionize