alphabetize

[ al-fuh-bi-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, al·pha·bet·ized, al·pha·bet·iz·ing.

1. to put or arrange in alphabetical order.
2. to express by or furnish with an alphabet.

alphabetize

/ ˈælfəbəˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to arrange in conventional alphabetical order
2. to express by an alphabet

Derived Forms

• ˈalphabetˌizer, noun
• ˌalphabetiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• al·pha·bet·i·za·tion [al-f, uh, -bet-, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n, -bi-t, uh, -], noun
• alpha·bet·izer noun
• mis·alpha·bet·ize verb (used with object) misalphabetized misalphabetizing
• un·alpha·bet·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of alphabetize¹

First recorded in 1865–70; alphabet + -ize