organise

Organise is a verb used in British English with the meaning to arrange according to a plan; to coordinate people, resources, and procedures; to establish or set up an orderly structure or system; and to assemble or constitute an organization or initiative. It can refer to planning tasks, ordering items, or bringing together a group to achieve a goal.

Etymology: Organise derives from French organiser, from Latin organum meaning instrument or tool, with the sense of arranging parts into a coherent system. The word entered English in the early modern period, and in British spelling uses the -ise suffix.

Spelling and usage: The spelling is organise in British English and organize in American English. Related nouns are organisation (British) and organization (American). Related adjectives are organisational and organizational. Verbs of the agent noun are organiser (British) or organizer (American).

Usage notes: It is typically transitive: organise a meeting, organise a filing system, organise a campaign. It can also be reflexive: organise yourself, organise your thoughts. In non-literal uses, to organise can mean to form or establish an organization or association.

Examples: She organised the conference. They organised the files by date. The student group was organised to advocate for campus reform.

See also: organization, organisation, organizer, organiser, organizational, organisational.