1. (

• organize ,
• organise ,
• coordinate

) bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" ;

2. (

• form ,
• organize ,
• organise ,

) create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" ;

3. (

• unionize ,
• unionise ,
• organize ,
• organise ,

) form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize" ;

4. (

• organize ,
• organise

) cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea ;

5. (

• organize ,
• organise ,
• prepare ,
• devise ,
• get_up ,
• machinate

) arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" ;

6. (

• mastermind ,
• engineer ,
• direct ,
• organize ,
• organise ,
• orchestrate

) plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" ;