DictionaryRoot: -izare
Latin
-izare
make, become, or act in a particular way
Forms
- -izare
- -iz- — The form used before other endings.
Origin
Latin borrowed Greek -izein and adapted it to Latin verb endings.
Note
This borrowing helped spread a productive way of forming verbs across European languages.
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verb
organize
OR-guh-nyze/ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/
To arrange people or things into an effective plan or group.
Etymology
To organize originally meant to furnish a body with organs or develop its functioning parts. That bodily image broadened into putting any system into working order through coordinated, interdependent parts.