Organizing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of systematically arranging elements or tasks The act of effectively managing and coordinating activities The method of creating structure and clarity from disorderly situations
2. The act of placing items or tasks in a structured order to improve accessibility ; the process of overseeing and coordinating various tasks or people efficiently
3. The process of sorting and grouping elements logically to create order ; effectively directing and managing resources or events

Etymology: "Organizing" is the present participle and gerund of "organize," so its history is the verb's. "Organize" comes from Medieval Latin "organizare," which was built on Latin "organum," meaning "organ" or "instrument." That Latin noun was itself borrowed from Greek "organon," meaning "tool" or "implement." The original idea is therefore a tool or working part, and to organize is to give something the parts it needs to function as a whole. English took the verb from Middle English "organizen," partly through Middle French "organiser." The modern sense of arranging tasks and people into a coherent system developed from that older idea of a unified, working body. The same root gives us "organ" and "organism."

Synonyms: arranging, systematizing, planning, structuring, coordinating

Antonyms: disorganizing, chaotizing