Organise

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British standard spelling of organize.

    "The Lancashire Tradesmen's Association organises craftsmen, semi-skilled and unskilled workmen on the surface other than the manipulators of coal, enginemen, boilermen and locomen; it also organises skilled craftsmen underground, although some craftsmen are organised by the Lancashire Area, which seeks to organise all underground workers including craftsmen."

  2. 2
    bring order and organization to wordnet
  3. 3
    plan and direct (a complex undertaking) wordnet
  4. 4
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort wordnet
  5. 5
    cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea wordnet
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  1. 6
    form or join a union wordnet
  2. 7
    create (as an entity) wordnet

Example

More examples

"We are planning to organise a party for M. Osa next summer."

Etymology

From Middle French organiser.

Related phrases

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