alphabetize

[ al-fuh-bi-tahyz ]
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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.

Origin of alphabetize

1
First recorded in 1865–70; alphabet + -ize
  • Also especially British, al·pha·bet·ise .

Other words from alphabetize

  • al·pha·bet·i·za·tion [al-fuh-bet-uh-zey-shuhn, -bi-tuh-], /ˌæl fəˌbɛt əˈzeɪ ʃən, -bɪ tə-/, noun
  • al·pha·bet·iz·er, noun
  • mis·al·pha·bet·ize, verb (used with object), mis·al·pha·bet·ized, mis·al·pha·bet·iz·ing.
  • un·al·pha·bet·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for alphabetize

alphabetize

alphabetise

/ (ˈælfəbəˌtaɪz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to arrange in conventional alphabetical order

  2. to express by an alphabet

Derived forms of alphabetize

  • alphabetization or alphabetisation, noun
  • alphabetizer or alphabetiser, noun

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