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[ verb ] create (as an entity)

Synonyms

form organise

Examples

"social groups form everywhere" "They formed a company"

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Preparation began slightly more than a year after independence with the first_steps to organize rural communes .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

Her mother wrote Kate of her grief at the death of Kate 's baby and at Jonathan 's decision to go_with the South `` And , dear Kate '' , she wrote , `` poor Dr._Breckenridge 's son Robert is now organizing a militia company to go South , to his good father 's sorrow .

2
[ verb ] cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

Synonyms

organise

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

According_to Friends , the unit was organized by John_Snook , a former World_War_/2 , commando who is vice_president and general_manager of the telephone_company .

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

There is no framework or structure of thought with_respect_to which we can organize it and no part of reality , as we know and apprehend it , with_respect_to which we can refer this experience .

3
[ verb ] plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

Examples

"he masterminded the robbery"

Used in print

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

Concerning the sentence the editor asked , `` What else can Virginia do than to hang the men who have defied her laws , organized treason , and butchered her citizens '' .

4
[ verb ] bring order and organization to

Synonyms

coordinate organise

Examples

"Can you help me organize my files?"

Used in print

(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)

In a book review of `` The_Soviet_Cultural_Offensive '' , he says , `` Long before the State_Department organized its bureaucracy into an East-West_Contacts_Staff in_order to wage a cultural counter-offensive within Soviet borders , the sharp cutting-edge of American culture had carved its mark across the Russian steppes , as when the enterprising promoters of ' Porgy_and_Bess ' overrode the State_Department to carry the contemporary ' cultural warfare ' behind the enemy lines .

(Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)

The many linguistic techniques for reducing the amount of dictionary information that have been proposed all organize the dictionary 's contents around prefixes , stems , suffixes , etc. .

5
[ verb ] arrange by systematic planning and united effort

Examples

"machinate a plot" "organize a strike" "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

Used in print

(Jay Williams, The Forger....)

One_of_these_days , I 'm going to organize a gigantic exhibition that will span everything that 's being painted these days , from extreme abstract_expressionism to extreme photorealism , and_then you 'll be able to see at a glance how much artists have in_common with each other .

6
[ verb ] form or join a union

Examples

"The autoworkers decided to unionize"

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Until the Charter_of_Liberties was issued in the fall of 1958 , there were no guarantees of the right to assemble or to organize for political purposes .

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