What does organise mean?

organise means "bring order and organization to". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in organise?

organise has 3 syllables: or-ga-nise. The stress falls on "or".

What is another word for organise?

Close synonyms include organize, coordinate, form, organize, unionize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of organise?

The recorded antonyms are disorganise.

Is organise a common word?

organise is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

organise — meaning, pronunciation and 6 definitions

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
bring order and organization to
“Can you help me organize my files?”
Synonymsorganize coordinate
Broaderarrange
Narrowerstructure interlock
2.
create (as an entity)
“social groups form everywhere”
“They formed a company”
Synonymsform organize
Broadermake
Narrowerreorganize choose up draw up regiment syndicate
3.
form or join a union
“The auto workers decided to unionize”
Synonymsunionize unionise organize
Broaderjoin
4.
cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
Synonymsorganize
Antonymsdisorganise
Broadermanage
Narrowerarrange rationalize territorialize reorganize collectivize
5.
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
“machinate a plot”
“organize a strike”
“devise a plan to take over the director's office”
Synonymsorganize prepare devise get up machinate
Broaderinitiate
Narrowermount lay set up sandwich spatchcock embattle
6.
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
“he masterminded the robbery”
Synonymsmastermind engineer direct organize orchestrate
Broaderplan
Narrowerchoreograph

Other forms of organise

past tense: organised·
present participle: organising·
third person: organises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about organise

What does organise mean?: organise means "bring order and organization to". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in organise?: organise has 3 syllables: or-ga-nise. The stress falls on "or".
What is another word for organise?: Close synonyms include organize, coordinate, form, organize, unionize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of organise?: The recorded antonyms are disorganise.
Is organise a common word?: organise is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for organise come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
bring order and organization to
“Can you help me organize my files?”
Synonymsorganize coordinate
Broaderarrange
Narrowerstructure interlock
2.
create (as an entity)
“social groups form everywhere”
“They formed a company”
Synonymsform organize
Broadermake
Narrowerreorganize choose up draw up regiment syndicate
3.
form or join a union
“The auto workers decided to unionize”
Synonymsunionize unionise organize
Broaderjoin
4.
cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
Synonymsorganize
Antonymsdisorganise
Broadermanage
Narrowerarrange rationalize territorialize reorganize collectivize
5.
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
“machinate a plot”
“organize a strike”
“devise a plan to take over the director's office”
Synonymsorganize prepare devise get up machinate
Broaderinitiate
Narrowermount lay set up sandwich spatchcock embattle
6.
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
“he masterminded the robbery”
Synonymsmastermind engineer direct organize orchestrate
Broaderplan
Narrowerchoreograph

Other forms of organise

past tense: organised·
present participle: organising·
third person: organises·

Questions about organise

What does organise mean?: organise means "bring order and organization to". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in organise?: organise has 3 syllables: or-ga-nise. The stress falls on "or".
What is another word for organise?: Close synonyms include organize, coordinate, form, organize, unionize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of organise?: The recorded antonyms are disorganise.
Is organise a common word?: organise is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for organise come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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