Lexic.us

Definition of Organize

1. Verb. Create (as an entity). "They formed a company"

2. Verb. Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea.

3. Verb. Plan and direct (a complex undertaking). "He masterminded the robbery"

4. Verb. Bring order and organization to. "Can you help me organize my files?"

5. Verb. Arrange by systematic planning and united effort. "Devise a plan to take over the director's office"

6. Verb. Form or join a union. "The auto workers decided to unionize"

Definition of Organize

1. 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.

Definition of Organize

1. Verb. To (arrange) in working order. ¹

2. Verb. To (constitute) in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize. ¹

3. Verb. 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. ¹

4. Verb. To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Organize

1. to form into an orderly whole [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES]

Medical Definition of Organize

1. 1. To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organised being; organised matter; in this sense used chiefly in the past participle. "These nobler faculties of the mind, matter organised could never produce." (Ray) 2. 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. "This original and supreme will organizes the government." (Cranch) 3. To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem. Origin: Cf. F. Organiser, Gr. See Organ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Organize

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Literary usage of Organize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1908)
"Why not organize, farmers, for economical reasons, if for no other? ... Why not organize and compel an equitable readjustment of tax ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"The ample power delegated by the Constitution to the Legislature enabled' it not only to organize a county in any manner it saw fit, but also to validate by ..."

3. The Negro Press in the United States by Frederick German Detweiler (1922)
"Its bulwark evermore to stand— organize, oh, organize! For with the flag of right unfurled, In spite of darts against you hurled, You still must free this ..."

4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1829)
"... and to a repeal of the Sub-letting Act — Effect of the Clare Election — Speech of Mr. Dawson at Londonderry — The Association proceeds to organize the ..."

5. Select Documents Illustrative of the History of the United States, 1776-1861 by William MacDonald (1898)
"Extract from the Act to organize the ... of Nebraska and Kansas May 30, 1854 An Act to organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas. ..."

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