organize
verb
Simple meaning
To arrange in working order.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɔɹɡənaɪz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
transitivechiefly used in the past participle
To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
transitive
To arrange in working order.
transitive
To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
transitiveintransitive
To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
Used this way, organize is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale.
A person who brings order and organization to an enterprise.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A group of people who work together.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Underworld organizations.
Employees who are represented by a labor union.
An institution to express belief in a divine power.
The particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division.
The particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division.
Someone who enlists workers to join a union.
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Sense: to furnish with organs
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