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- [awr-guh-nahyz]
- /ˈɔr gəˌnaɪz/
- /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-guh-nahyz]
- /ˈɔr gəˌnaɪz/
Definitions of organize word
- verb with object organize to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee. 1
- verb with object organize to systematize: to organize the files of an office. 1
- verb with object organize to give organic structure or character to: Cells become differentiated and organized into tissues. 1
- verb with object organize to enlist or attempt to enlist into a labor union: to organize workers. 1
- verb with object organize to enlist the employees of (a company) into a labor union; unionize: to organize a factory. 1
- verb with object organize Informal. to put (oneself) in a state of mental competence to perform a task: We can't have any slip-ups, so you'd better get organized. 1
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Origin of organize
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin organizāre to contrive, arrange, equivalent to organ(um) organ + -izāre -ize
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Parts of speech for Organize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
organize popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
organize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for organize
verb organize
- establish — Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- shape — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
- unify — bring together, unite
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
Antonyms for organize
verb organize
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
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