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to organize

to organize

194 1.6
Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well
  • verb
  • /ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪz/
  • US
: organizar
  • The committee decided to organize the annual conference to ensure everything runs smoothly.
  • help organize
  • organize information
  • organize a meeting

So I'm excited to impromptu organize my baking supplies.

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Examples

  • A clinical team meeting was promptly organized to discuss this significant event.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Well, this is a very well organized tour.

    Chernobyl Diaries (2012)

  • Maybe I want to see just, I want to organize it by location.

  • Easier for her to organize her money that way.

  • Take a look at how you organize production.

    Robinson Erhardt

  • It's a thing that we have invented to organize our lives on Earth.

  • How does it feel when you organize a chaotic room?

  • I also design graphic organizers to help students organize information they have learned.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The feedback was very positive, and we hope to organize biannual updates for primary care teams locally.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I've got everything organized.

    Land of Bad (2024)

Synonyms

to prepare
vsto organize
∞ 1.0

Make something ready for use or an event

is broader, also covering systematic ordering and coordination
to arrange
vsto organize
653 2.0

To plan and organize something so it can happen

is more general, applying to systems and ongoing coordination
to direct
vsto organize
567 3.7

To lead people in a performance or project

is more about arranging systems and scheduling tasks rather than commanding
to form
vsto organize
510 1.0

To create a group or organization

is more concerned with ordering, planning, and coordinating activity
to put on
vsto organize
279 2.8

To organize and present an event or show

is broader, applying to system design and longer coordination
to coordinate
vsto organize
231 4.1

To arrange people or activities so they work well together

also covers arranging objects or information into orderly systems
to assemble
vsto organize
177 3.3

To gather people in one place for a purpose

goes beyond gathering to include ordering, planning, and coordinating
to engineer
vsto organize
170 4.1

To plan or arrange something carefully using skill

is less technical and more about people and task coordination
to lay out
vsto organize
126 3.1

To arrange items so they are ready and easy to see

is wider, including scheduling and managing related tasks
to devise
vsto organize
124 4.8

To plan or invent something carefully

is more about setting things up, scheduling, and directing people
to orchestrate
vsto organize
100 7.1

To organize and direct the parts of a large plan or event

is similar but applies to simple planning and routine work
to structure
vsto organize
71 4.4

To arrange parts or ideas in a clear order

focuses more on planning and coordinating people and tasks
to mobilize
vsto organize
69 5.8

To organize people and resources to take action for a goal

also involves long term planning and creating orderly systems
to set out
vsto organize
51 3.2

To arrange objects or information in a clear organized way

is broader and also concerns planning and coordinating people
to tidy up
vsto organize
  • Informal
36 1.5

Make a room or desk neat by putting things in their right place

is broader and includes making systems and coordinating tasks
to coordinate effort
vsto organize
24 4.1

Organize and guide people so they work well together

focuses also on planning schedules and setting up supporting systems
to program
vsto organize
  • US
23 3.1

To plan the times and order of events

also applies to arranging people and resources beyond scheduling
to mastermind
vsto organize
21 7.4

To plan and direct a secret, difficult activity that is often illegal

is neutral and lawful, used for normal planning and coordination
to order
vsto organize
17 1.0

To put things in a neat sequence

is wider, adding planning and coordinating beyond simple sequence
to marshal
vsto organize
17 4.6

To arrange people or resources for a purpose

is broader, including administrative planning and ongoing coordination
to fix up
vsto organize
13 2.8

To arrange a meeting or appointment

is more formal and covers broader planning and coordination
to sort out
vsto organize
12 2.8

To put things into groups and into the right order

is more comprehensive, covering planning and directing people
to ordinate
vsto organize
3 8.2

To put things in order so they are easy to find

is broader, also including planning and directing people
to systematize
vsto organize
  • US
2 6.7

To arrange things or ideas according to a plan

covers arranging but also includes planning and coordinating people
to systemize
vsto organize
  • US
1 5.8

To arrange things in a clear, planned order

also involves planning, scheduling, and coordinating people and tasks
to neaten
vsto organize
1 3.7

To make something tidy by arranging things in order

is more extensive, involving planning, scheduling, and directing people
to methodize
vsto organize
1 7.5

To arrange things in a clear, ordered way for easy use

also covers directing people and managing practical activities

Antonyms

to scatter
50 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

to disorganize
  • US
1 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

Phrasal Verbs

to organize union
  • US
2 4.3

To form a group of workers to represent and protect their rights

to organize picket
  • US
1 4.6

Arrange and hold a protest outside a workplace to show what workers want

How Organized

to systematize
  • US
2 6.7
to streamline
42 4.1
to organize
  • US
194 1.6
to arrange
112 1.7
to tidy
44 1.0

Surface Forms

organize infinitive
organise infinitive
organized past
organised past
organized past participle
organised past participle
organizing present participle
organising present participle
organizes third person singular
organises third person singular

Morphology

organize = organ (semi-transparent) = organ + ize

The verb is formed by the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'make or become', but the modern noun 'organ' (body part/instrument) does not straightforwardly give the sense 'arrange' to many learners.

Etymology

Organize comes from the Greek word organon, which means 'tool' or 'instrument', and is the same root as the English organ, a musical instrument with many parts that work together. So to organize is to arrange things or people so they work together smoothly.