al·pha·bet·ize

[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.
Also, especially British, al·pha·bet·ise.


Origin:
1865–70; alphabet + -ize

al·pha·bet·i·za·tion [al-fuh-bet-uh-zey-shuhn, -bi-tuh-] , 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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alphabetize or alphabetise (ˈælfəbəˌtaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to arrange in conventional alphabetical order
2.  to express by an alphabet
 
alphabetise or alphabetise
 
vb
 
alphabeti'zation or alphabetise
 
n
 
alphabeti'sation or alphabetise
 
n
 
'alphabetizer or alphabetise
 
n
 
'alphabetiser or alphabetise
 
n

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Example sentences
Apply alphabetic order to locate words in resources limited ability to
  alphabetize a given list of words.
Alphabetize by arranging files in unit-by-unit order and alphabetically within
  each unit.
Ability to alphabetize, numerically rank, and sort or batch data and/or
  materials.
When two authors have the same last name, alphabetize according to the first
  names.
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