organize

/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/
verb

To arrange in working order.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To arrange in working order.

  2. To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.

  3. To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life

    “an organized being”

  4. To sing in parts.

    “to organize an anthem”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English organizen, organysen, partly from Middle French organiser and partly from its etymon, Medieval Latin organizō, from Latin organum (“organ”). By surface analysis, organ + -ize.

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confusedisarrangedisorganizedisperseembroilfeeze

ORGANIZE at a glance

ORGANIZE has 8 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (O 1 + R 1 + G 2 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,255 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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