variants
also British organise
organizes; organized; organizing
1
: to arrange and plan (an event or activity)
They hired a professional to help organize their wedding.
We are organizing a fund-raiser.
2
: to arrange or order things so that they can be found or used easily and quickly : to put things into a particular arrangement or order
His office is a mess. He needs someone to help him organize his work/papers.
She took a moment to organize [=collect] her thoughts before she responded.
The book is organized around a central theme. [=the action, plot, characters, etc., of the book are guided by a central theme]
I spent some time organizing my closet last weekend.
You need to learn to organize better.
3
a
: to gather (people) into a group that will work on something together
She organized people to work for social justice.
The players were organized into separate teams.
He encouraged them to organize for social justice.
b
: to form a labor union
The company has tried to prevent the workers from organizing.
He tried to organize [=unionize] the workers in the factory.
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“Organize.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/organize. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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