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Is there a verb form for 'Logistics'?

We logistic your growth.

Does this sentence make sense in English?

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  • Have you found any other instances of 'logistic' being used as a verb?
    – Erik Kowal
    Commented Feb 3, 2015 at 8:08
  • Grammarphobia has: The M-W Open Dictionary also has a July 1, 2006, entry from an anonymous contributor for “logisticize,” which is defined as “To organize the logistics of (an occasion). To plan (as a trip, party, or major event).” The entry includes this example: “We have so many events to logisticize this year that my siblings with the planning gene will be in ecstasy.” But whether or not an 'Open Dictionary' can be considered a valid authority is doubtful. Urban Dictionary also has 'logisticize', but again ...
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Feb 3, 2015 at 8:16
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    @EdwinAshworth - Certainly, that covers 'logisticize' (what a frightful word!). But the questioner (whom I was hoping to encourage into doing some of his own legwork) asks about the verb 'logistic'...
    – Erik Kowal
    Commented Feb 3, 2015 at 9:10
  • @EdwinAshworth -ize being the productive suffix that it is and Logistics in the sense of organization of supplies etc being French in origin I don't see why logisticize would be a bad choice, better than logisticate. It has some previous back to the 19th century (not a lot I'll admit).
    – Frank
    Commented Feb 3, 2015 at 9:13
  • I've been Erikized.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Feb 3, 2015 at 9:15

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As suggested in the comments above, logistic is not a verb, and logisticize or logisticate may sound queer and are definitely unusual:

Logistic refers to logistics meaning:

  • (Economics) the management of materials flow through an organization, from raw materials through to finished goods
  • the detailed planning and organization of any large complex operation.

I think that coordinate may well fit in your sentence suggesting the management of planning and organisation of operations.

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Grammatically this sentence does not make sense. Logistic is an adjective. Its describing the application of logic to a complex problem or the shape of a curve. Logistic growth curves are used to describe populations of organisms that initially grow rapidly and then plateau at some upper limit.

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  • Logistics also has other meanings. For example, what does a logistics company do?
    – Octopus
    Commented Feb 3, 2015 at 21:02
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    Point well taken. A logistics company applies logic to complex problems. In any case, logistic still an adjective. In my world logistic and growth have a predefined association. I will update my answer accordingly.
    – Collin
    Commented Feb 12, 2015 at 21:38

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