organize
/ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz/AWR-guh-nyz
/ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪz/AWR-guh-nyz
Meaningto fit with tools
Common meaning: to arrange in order
- organimplement, means of workingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 482 · scan
- izeverb ending: to make or do
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ὄργανον ‘implement, means of working’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry ὄργανον, p. 482 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ὄργανον Greek “implement, means of working”
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