Definition of "organize" []

• To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole. (verb-transitive)
• To arrange in a coherent form; systematize: organized her thoughts before speaking. (verb-transitive)
• To arrange in a desired pattern or structure: "The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest” ( William Carlos Williams). (verb-transitive)
• To arrange systematically for harmonious or united action: organize a strike. See Synonyms at arrange. (verb-transitive)
• To establish as an organization: organize a club. See Synonyms at found1. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The ability to communicate and organize is particularly important in political terms."
• "The best motivation for me to clean and organize is to plan a party or have those friends over for dinner that I know will talk about how messy I am."
• "To give just one particularly egregious example, in a case called Oakwood Healthcare Batista stripped millions of American workers of their right to unionize by holding that an employee who provides even minimal direction to their co-workers can be classified as a “supervisor” (The right of actual managers to organize is not protected under federal labor law)."