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/al"feuh bi tuyz'/, v.t., alphabetized, alphabetizing.1. to put or arrange in alphabetical order.2. to express by or furnish with an alphabet.Also, esp. Brit., alphabetise.[1865-70; ALPHABET + -IZE]
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Alphabetize — Al pha*bet*ize, v. t. 1. To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with an alphabet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alphabetize — index tabulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
alphabetize — (v.) 1866, from ALPHABET (Cf. alphabet) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Alphabetized; alphabetizing … Etymology dictionary
alphabetize — (Amer.) v. arrange according to alphabetical order (also alphabetise) … English contemporary dictionary
alphabetize — [v] place in order of a writing system index, order, systematize; concept 84 … New thesaurus
alphabetize — [al′fə bə tīz΄] vt. alphabetized, alphabetizing 1. to arrange in alphabetical order 2. to express by or provide with an alphabet alphabetization [al′fəbet΄i zā′shən] n. alphabetizer n … English World dictionary
alphabetize — UK [ˈælfəbetaɪz] / US [ˈælfəbeˌtaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms alphabetize : present tense I/you/we/they alphabetize he/she/it alphabetizes present participle alphabetizing past tense alphabetized past participle alphabetized to put a list in… … English dictionary
alphabetize — alphabet ► NOUN ▪ an ordered set of letters or symbols used to represent the basic speech sounds of a language. DERIVATIVES alphabetize (also alphabetise) verb. ORIGIN from Greek alpha and b ta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet … English terms dictionary
alphabetize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1691 1. to arrange alphabetically 2. to furnish with an alphabet • alphabetizer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
alphabetize — verb To arrange items (i.e. words) in order of the first (and subsequent) letters as they appear in the alphabet … Wiktionary
