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organise

Other forms: organised; organising; organises

Definitions of organise
  1. verb
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
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    types:
    mount, put on
    prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
    lay
    prepare or position for action or operation
    set up
    begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
    sandwich
    make into a sandwich
    spatchcock
    prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock
    embattle
    prepare for battle or conflict
    rerun
    rerun a performance of a play, for example
    type of:
    initiate, pioneer
    take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
  2. verb
    cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
    synonyms: organize
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    antonyms:
    disorganise
    remove the organization from
    types:
    arrange, order, put, set up
    arrange thoughts, ideas, or temporal events
    rationalise, rationalize
    structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
    territorialise, territorialize
    organize as a territory
    reorganise, reorganize, shake up
    organize anew
    collectivise, collectivize
    bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
    contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize
    arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
    phrase
    divide, combine, or mark into phrases
    retool, revise
    revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
    type of:
    care, deal, handle, manage
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  3. verb
    bring order and organization to
    synonyms: coordinate, organize
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    types:
    structure
    give a structure to
    interlock, mesh
    coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
    reconstitute, restructure
    construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
    type of:
    arrange, set up
    put into a proper or systematic order
  4. verb
    plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
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    types:
    choreograph
    plan and oversee the development and details of
    type of:
    plan
    make plans for something
  5. verb
    form or join a union
    synonyms: organize, unionise, unionize
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    type of:
    fall in, get together, join
    become part of; become a member of a group or organization
  6. verb
    create (as an entity)
    synonyms: form, organize
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    create, make
    make or cause to be or to become
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