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organize
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or·gan·ize  (ôrg-nz)
v. or·gan·ized, or·gan·iz·ing, or·gan·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.
2.
a. To arrange in a coherent form; systematize: organized her thoughts before speaking.
b. To arrange in a desired pattern or structure: "The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest" (William Carlos Williams).
3. To arrange systematically for harmonious or united action: organize a strike. See Synonyms at arrange.
4.
a. To establish as an organization: organize a club. See Synonyms at found1.
b. To induce (employees) to form or join a labor union.
c. To induce the employees of (a business or an industry) to form or join a union: organize a factory.
v.intr.
1. To develop into or assume an organic structure.
2. To form or join an activist group, especially a labor union.

[Middle English organisen, from Old French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizre, from Latin organum, tool, instrument; see organ.]

organ·izer n.

organize, organise [ˈɔːgəˌnaɪz]
vb
1. to form (parts or elements of something) into a structured whole; coordinate
2. (tr) to arrange methodically or in order
3. (tr) to provide with an organic structure
4. (tr) to enlist (the workers) of (a factory, concern, or industry) in a trade union
5. (intr) to join or form an organization or trade union
6. (tr) Informal to put (oneself) in an alert and responsible frame of mind
[from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum organ]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.organize - create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
regroup, reorganise, reorganize - organize anew, as after a setback
choose up - form sides, as for a game
draw up - form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
regiment - form (military personnel) into a regiment
syndicate - organize into or form a syndicate
2.organize - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
arrange, order, put, set up - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
rationalise, rationalize - structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
territorialise, territorialize - organize as a territory
reorganize, shake up, reorganise - organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
collectivise, collectivize - bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
disorganise, disorganize - remove the organization from
3.organize - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
choreograph - plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed"
4.organize - bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"
structure - give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"
interlock, mesh - coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
5.organize - arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
put on, mount - prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
lay - prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
set up - begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election"
sandwich - make into a sandwich
spatchcock - prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen"
embattle - prepare for battle or conflict
6.organize - form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize"
join, fall in, get together - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"

organize
verb
1. arrange, run, plan, form, prepare, establish, set up, shape, schedule, frame, look after, be responsible for, construct, constitute, devise, put together, take care of, see to (informal), get together, marshal, contrive, get going, coordinate, fix up, straighten out, lay the foundations of, lick into shape, jack up (N.Z. informal) We need someone to help organize our campaign.
arrange upset, confuse, disrupt
2. put in order, arrange, group, list, file, index, catalogue, classify, codify, pigeonhole, tabulate, inventory, systematize, dispose He began to organize his papers.
put in order scramble, mix up, muddle, jumble, disorganize
Translations
organize [ˈɔːgənaɪz]
A. VT
1. (= arrange) [+ event, activity] → organizar
they organized demonstrations against the closuresorganizaron manifestaciones en contra de los cierres
can you organize some food for us?¿puedes encargarte de nuestra comida?
I will organize transportyo me encargaré del transporte
2. (= put in order) she tried to organize her thoughtsintentó ordenar or poner en orden sus pensamientos
she organizes her time very welladministra muy bien su tiempose organiza muy bien(el tiempo)
she's always organizing peoplesiempre le está diciendo a la gente qué hacer
stop trying to organize my lifedeja de intentar organizar mi vida
to get (o.s.) organized; organize o.s.organizarse
3. (Ind) → sindicar, organizar en sindicatos
B. VI
1. (= make arrangements) → organizar
we have organized for every eventualitylo hemos organizado todo para cualquier eventualidad
he's organized for us to meet the directorlo ha organizado para que nos reunamos con el director
2. (Ind) → sindicarse

organize [ˈɔːrgənaɪz] organise (British) vt [+ event, activity] → organiser
(= see to) [+ transport, refreshments] → s'occuper de
(= put in order) [+ material, papers] → classer
to get organized [person] → s'organiser

organize
vt
(= give structure to, systematize)ordnen; factsorganisieren, ordnen; timeeinteilen; workorganisieren, einteilen; essayaufbauen; one’s/sb’s lifeplanen; one’s thoughtsordnen; to get (oneself) organized (= get ready)alles vorbereiten; (to go out) → sich fertig machen; (for term, holiday etc) → sich vorbereiten; (= sort things out)seine Sachen in Ordnung bringen; (= sort out one’s life)ein geregeltes Leben anfangen; I’ll have to get better organizedich muss das alles besser organisieren; I’ll come as soon as I’ve got (myself) organizedich komme, sobald ich so weit bin; I’ve only just taken over the business, but as soon as I’ve got organized I’ll contact youich habe das Geschäft gerade erst übernommen, aber sobald alles (richtig) läuft, melde ich mich bei Ihnen; it took us quite a while to get organized in our new housewir haben eine ganze Zeit gebraucht, uns in unserem neuen Haus (richtig) einzurichten
(= arrange) party, meeting etcorganisieren; food, music for party etcsorgen für; sports eventorganisieren, ausrichten; (into teams, groups) → einteilen; to organize things so that …es so einrichten, dass …; they organized (it) for me to go to Londonsie haben meine Londonreise arrangiert; organizing committeeOrganisationskomitee nt
(Pol: = unionize) → organisieren
vi (Pol) → sich organisieren

organize [ˈɔːgəˌnaɪz] vtorganizzare
to get organized → organizzarsi
organize [ˈɔːgəˌnaɪz] vtorganizzare
to get organized → organizzarsi

organize
v organize, organise [ˈoːgənaiz]
1 to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort They organized a conference. organiseer, reël يُنَظِّم، يُدَبِّر، يُعِد организирам organizovat arrangere; organisere organisieren διοργανώνω organizar organiseerima, korraldama ترتیب دادن؛ تشکیل دادن organisoida organiser לְאַרגֵן संगठन करना organizirati (meg)szervez; rendez menyelenggarakan skipuleggja organizzare 準備する 준비하다 (su)organizuoti, surengti organizēt; sagatavot mengatur organiseren organisere, arrangere (z)organizować organizar a organiza организовывать; подготавливать organizovať organizirati organizovati organisera, arrangera จัดตั้ง düzenlemek 組織 організовувати; влаштовувати انتظام کرنا tổ chức
2 to make into a society etc He organized the workers into a trade union. organiseer, saamstel يُنَظِّم обединявам zorganizovat organisere organisieren οργανωτής organizar koondama, organiseerima سازماندهی کردن؛ سامان دادن järjestäytyä organiser, (se) syndiquer לְאַרגֵן संगठित करना udružiti organizál mengorganisir skipuleggja í samtök, virkja organizzare 組織する 조직하다 suburti, suvienyti organizēt; apvienot menubuhkan organiseren organisere zrzeszać organizar a organiza (într‑un sindicat) организовывать; объединять zorganizovať organizirati (se) organizovati organisatör จัดตั้งเป็นองค์กร kurmak, örgütlemek 使...組織起來 організовувати منظم کرنا thành lập 使...
n organizer, ˈorganiser
organiseerder مُنَظِّم، مُرَتِّب организатор organizátor, ka arrangør; organisator der/die Organisator(in) οργανωτής organizador organiseerija, korraldaja سازمان دهنده؛ تشکیل دهنده järjestäjä organisateur/-trice מְאַרגֵן संगठन, आयोजक organizator (meg)szervező, rendező penyelenggara skipuleggjandi organizzatore, organizzatrice 主催者 조직자, 창설자, 주최자 organizatorius, rengėjas organizators penganjur organisator organisator, arrangør organizator organizador organizator организатор organizátor, -ka organizator organizator organisatör ผู้จัดตั้ง düzenleyici, organizatör 組織者 організатор منتظم nhà tổ chức
n organiˈzation, ˌorganiˈsation
1 a group of people working together for a purpose a business organization. organisasie, instansie مُنَظَّمَه организация organizace organisation; -organisation die Organisation οργανισμός, οργάνωση organización organisatsioon سازمان organisaatio organisation אִרגוּן संगठन organizacija szervezet organisasi félag, samtök organizzazione 組織 조직, 단체 organizacija organizācija organisasi organisatie forening, organisasjon organizacja organização organizaţie организация organizácia organizacija organizacija organisation องค์กร kurum, kuruluş 組織,團體 організація تنظيم، ادارہ cơ quan
2 the act of organizing Efficiency depends on the organization of one's work. organisering تَنْظيم организиране organizace organisering die Organisation (δι)οργάνωση organización organiseerimine سازماندهی organisointi organisation לְאַרגֵן संगठन organizacija (meg)szervezés pelaksanaan skipulagning organizzazione 体制 조직화 organizavimas organizācija, organizēšana pengurusan organisatie organisering organizacja organização organizare организация organizácia organiziranje organizovanje organisering องค์กร düzenleme 組織(指動作) організація تنظيم، نظم sự tổ chức
3 the state of being organized This report lacks organization. organisasie, struktuur نِظام، تَنْظيم، تَرْتيب организиран organizace systematik die Gliederung οργάνωση (ως κατάσταση) organización organiseeritus سازمندی järjestys organisation אִרגוּן व्यवस्था, संगठित कार्य-प्रणाली, संगठन organizacija szervezettség tersusun rapi skipulag organizzazione 構成 조직화된 상태 organizuotumas, sistemingumas organizētība, sistēma penyusunan structuur organisering, system uporządkowanie, porządek organização structură приведение в систему organizácia organiziranost organizacija organisation, struktur, komposition องค์กร düzen tertip 組織(指狀態) організація, порядок نظم tình trạng được tổ chức
adj organized, ˈorganised
1 efficient She's a very organized person. georganiseerd ناجِع ، مُنَظَّم организиран výkonný organiseret tüchtig οργανωμένος, αποτελεσματικός organizado organiseeritud موثر؛ کارآمد tehokas organisé מְאוּרגָן संगठित organiziran hatékony efisien skipulagður organizzato まめな 유능한 organizuotai dirbantis organizēts, kārtīgs teratur methodisch effektiv, systematisk sumienny zorganizowany organizado cu spirit or­ga­­nizatoric собранный výkonný organiziran organizovan organiserad, strukturerad ซึ่งจัดตั้ง düzenli, tertipli 有組織性的 організований, зібраний منظم، قابل hiệu quả
2 well-arranged an organized report. gestruktureerd مُنَظَّم، مُرَتَّب подреден sestavený veltilrettelagt ordentlich οργανωμένος, μεθοδικός organizado organiseeritud, korrastatud منظم jäsentynyt méthodique מְאוּרגָן सुव्यवस्थित organiziran, sređen jól szervezett, előkészített tersusun rapi skipulagður organizzato 整然とした 체계적인 gerai parengtas sistemātisks; sakārtots teratur goed gestructureerd (vel)ordnet dobrze zorganizowany, uporządkowany metódico siste­ma­­­tizat хорошо подготовленный zostavený urejen organizovan strukturerad ซึ่งจัดตั้ง düzenli 組織得有條理的 систематизований مرتب được tổ chức tốt
3 having been planned an organized protest. georganiseerd مُنَظَّم سَلَفا планиран organizovaný organiseret organisiert οργανωμένος, σχεδιασμένος organizado organiseeritav, korraldatav سازمان یافته suunniteltu organisé מְאוּרגָן संगठित organiziran, planiran szervezett terencana skipulagður organizzato 組織された 계획된 (iš anksto) suorganizuotas organizēts; plānots; saskaņots terancang georganiseerd (vel)organisert zorganizowany organizado organizat организованный organizovaný organiziran organizovan organiserad ซึ่งจัดตั้ง organize edilmiş, tertiplenmiş 有組織的 організований, упорядкований منصوبہ بند đượcchuẩn bị

organize يُنَظِم zorganizovat organisere organisieren οργανώνω organizar järjestää organiser organizirati organizzare 組織する 조직하다 organiseren organisere zorganizować organizar организовывать organisera การจัดการ organize etmek tổ chức 组织


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