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Dictionary: or·gan·ize   (ôr'gə-nīz') pronunciation

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.
  1. To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.
    1. To arrange in a coherent form; systematize: organized her thoughts before speaking.
    2. To arrange in a desired pattern or structure: "The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest" (William Carlos Williams).
  2. To arrange systematically for harmonious or united action: organize a strike. See synonyms at arrange.
    1. To establish as an organization: organize a club. See synonyms at found1.
    2. To induce (employees) to form or join a labor union.
    3. 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 organizāre, from Latin organum, tool, instrument. See organ.]

organizer or'gan·iz'er n.

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verb

  1. To put into a deliberate order: arrange, array, deploy, dispose, marshal, order, range, sort, systematize. See order/disorder.
  2. To arrange in an orderly manner: methodize, order, systematize, systemize. See order/disorder.
  3. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency: marshal, mobilize, muster, rally. See move/halt.
  4. To bring into existence formally: constitute, create, establish, found, institute, originate, set up, start. See start/end.

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v

Definition: arrange, systematize
Antonyms: destroy, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, jumble


Veterinary Dictionary: organizer
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A special region of the embryo that is capable of determining the differentiation of other regions.

  • primary o. — the dorsal lip region of the blastopore.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To put into order.

pronunciation The first task was to organize the snake skin samples alphabetically.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - organisere, indrette, ordne, tilrettelægge
v. intr. - organisere sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) organiseren, regelen, arrangeren, zich verenigen met

Français (French)
v. tr. - organiser, ranger, répartir, s'occuper de, préparer, s'arranger pour que, (Ind) syndiquer
v. intr. - se syndiquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) organisieren, ordnen, planen, einteilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (δι)οργανώνω/-ομαι, διευθετώ, τακτοποιώ, ιδρύω, στήνω, συστηματοποιώ, εντάσσω/-ομαι σε συνδικαλιστική οργάνωση

Italiano (Italian)
organizzare, organizzarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - organizar

Русский (Russian)
организоваться, организовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asociarse, organizar
v. intr. - organizarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - organisera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
组织, 给予生机, 使有机化, 组织起来

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 組織, 給予生機, 使有機化
v. intr. - 組織起來

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조직하다, 창립하다, 기분을 가라앉히다
v. intr. - 조직적으로 단결하다, 노동조합에 가입하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 組織する, 編成する, 組織的にまとめる, 組織化する, 労働組合を作る, 計画する, 設立する, 有機体になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينظم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ארגן, סידר, איגד‬
v. intr. - ‮התארגן, התאגד‬


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