alphabetize
pronunciation
How to pronounce alphabetize in British English:
UK [ˈælfəbətaɪz]
How to pronounce alphabetize in American English:
US ['ælfəbətaɪz]
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- Verb:
- arrange in alphabetical order
- provide with an alphabet
Word Origin
- alphabetize (v.)
- 1866, from alphabet + -ize. Related: Alphabetized; alphabetizing.
Example
- 1. You can start by helping us alphabetize the donation cards .
- 2. Someday they are planning to alphabetize all their books and set up home catalogues .
- 3. It was my job to alphabetize the books and answer any questions customers might have .
- 4. They are stuck in albums , framed and set on tables , tacked on walls , projected as slides newspapers and magazines feature them ; cops alphabetize them ; museums exhibit them ; publishers compile them .