alphabetize
[ al-fuh-bi-tahyz ]
verb (used with object),al·pha·bet·ized, al·pha·bet·iz·ing.
to put or arrange in alphabetical order.
to express by or furnish with an alphabet.
Origin of alphabetize
1- 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)
to arrange in conventional alphabetical order
to express by an alphabet
Derived forms of alphabetize
- alphabetization or alphabetisation, noun
- alphabetizer or alphabetiser, noun
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