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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
alphabetize
verb
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▪ The books are alphabetized according to the author's last name.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alphabetize

Alphabetize \Al"pha*bet*ize\, v. t.

  1. To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words.

  2. To furnish with an alphabet.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
alphabetize

1866, from alphabet + -ize. Related: Alphabetized; alphabetizing.

Wiktionary
alphabetize

vb. (context US Canada English) To arrange items (i.e. words) in order of the first (and subsequent) letters as they appear in the alphabet (i.e. the standard list A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z).

WordNet
alphabetize
  1. v. arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list" [syn: alphabetise]

  2. provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"

Usage examples of "alphabetize".

I think of the Moms, alphabetizing cans of soup in the cabinet over the microwave.

But then, he told himself, a Cygnan would say the same thing about an alphabetized listing in a human dictionary.

If they choose that option their work is given prime placement by being exhibited in a giant open area just inside the entrance rather than in the narrower rows that are alphabetized by institution toward the rear of the display area.

She had a list of one hundred desserts, alphabetized in a recipe box, beginning with almond apples, moving to date pudding, on to nut brittle mousse (frozen) and ending with Zweiback pastry cheesecake.

It listed every file in the drawer by name, alphabetized, dated, cross-referenced.

He thought of the wild juxtapositions that any dictionary or alphabetized list will give, and tried the idea on his companions.

To Kane's relief, all the domes were alphabetized, but to his disgust, when he located the dome designated X, he had no idea of its location in relation to their posi­tion.

She had planned to spend the evening alphabetizing them by subject, a task which she was now completing with a bit more vigor than was probably necessary.

Galvanized by this unexpected find, Jeffrey went back to his alphabetizing.