Definition of organize | Collins English Dictionary

organize or organise(ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz)

to form (parts or elements of something) into a structured whole; coordinate
(tr) to arrange methodically or in order
(tr) to provide with an organic structure
(tr) to enlist (the workers) of (a factory, concern, or industry) in a trade union
(intr) to join or form an organization or trade union
(tr) informal to put (oneself) in an alert and responsible frame of mind

C15: from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organumorgan

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= 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, get together, marshal, contrive, get going coordinate, fix up, straighten out, lay the foundations of lick into shape, jack up,

British English: organize If you organize an activity or event, you make all the arrangements for it.We decided to organize a concert.ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz VERB We decided to organize a concert.
Spanish: organizar v
French: organiser vt
German: organisieren v
Chinese: 组织 v
Arabic: يُنَظِّمُ v
Portuguese: organizar v
Russian: организовывать v
Croatian: organizirati v
Czech: zorganizovat v organizovat
Danish: organisere v
Dutch: organiseren v
Finnish: järjestää v
Greek: οργανώνω v
Italian: organizzare v
Japanese: 組織する v
Korean: 조직하다 v
Norwegian: organisere v
Polish: zorganizować v organizować
Brazilian Portuguese: organizar v
European Spanish: organizar v
Swedish: organisera v
Thai: การจัดการ v
Turkish: organize etmek v
Vietnamese: tổ chức v

We can only try to get them straight in our minds so that we can try to organize the future.
Hilton, John Buxton, The Innocents at Home (A Superintendent Kenworthy novel) (1986)
Many troops hold spa days at summer camps and organize professional makeup consultations.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Singer and guitarist Neil Haggerty has a chronic fear of flying, and it was too late to organize another jaunt on QE2.
Independent (1998)
Grogan's first objective was to organize a lengthy hunting trip.
Edward Paice, LOST LION OF EMPIRE:The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan (2002)