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organise

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v. t.1.Same as organize.
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Verb1.organise - 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"
2.organise - 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
3.organise - 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"
4.organise - 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
5.organise - 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.organise - 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"


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Julius Beaufort, on the night of her annual ball, never failed to appear at the Opera; indeed, she always gave her ball on an Opera night in order to emphasise her complete superiority to household cares, and her possession of a staff of servants competent to organise every detail of the entertainment in her absence.
If the proletariat during its contest with the bourgeoisie is compelled, by the force of circumstances, to organise itself as a class, if, by means of a revolution, it makes itself the ruling class, and, as such, sweeps away by force the old conditions of production, then it will, along with these conditions, have swept away the conditions for the existence of class antagonisms and of classes generally, and will thereby have abolished its own supremacy as a class.
His thoughtful silence was a great help to her, for it allowed her to collect and organise her thoughts.
 
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