alphabetize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet(ical) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English alphabetize From alphabet(ical) + -ize.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
It was almost impossible to locate specific books in the library until we had alphabetized them by the authors' surnames.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alphabetise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| alphabetizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| alphabetized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| alphabetized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| alphabetizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unalphabetized · realphabetize · alphabetization · misalphabetized · alphabetizer · alphabetizable
Relateds
alphabetic · alphabetical · alphabetical order
Translations (23)
fi aakkostaa (to arrange alphabetically) · pt pôr em ordem alfabética (to arrange alphabetically) · sv alfabetisera (to arrange alphabetically) · es poner en orden alfabético (to arrange alphabetically) · de alphabetisieren (to arrange alphabetically) · pt colocar em ordem alfabética (to arrange alphabetically) · pt ordenar alfabeticamente (to arrange alphabetically) · gl alfabetizar (to arrange alphabetically) · de alphabetisch sortieren (to arrange alphabetically) · uk абеткува́ти (to arrange alphabetically) · es alfabetizar (to arrange alphabetically) · it alfabetizzare (to arrange alphabetically) · ca alfabetitzar (to arrange alphabetically) · gl ordenar alfabeticamente (to arrange alphabetically) · cy rhoi yn nhrefn yr wyddor (to arrange alphabetically) · el αλφαβητίζω (to arrange alphabetically) · ia alphabetisar (to arrange alphabetically) · fo stavraða (to arrange alphabetically) · pt alfabetar (to arrange alphabetically) · pl alfabetyzować (to arrange alphabetically) · pl zalfabetyzować (to arrange alphabetically) · fo seta í stavrað (to arrange alphabetically) · es ordenar alfabeticamente (to arrange alphabetically)