alphabetize
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alphabetize
verb alphabetizes · alphabetizing · alphabetized · alphabetise
- 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.
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verb to arrange alphabetically
| Español | alfabetizar, ordenar alfabeticamente, poner en orden alfabético |
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| Português | alfabetar, ordenar alfabeticamente, pôr em ordem alfabética, colocar em ordem alfabética |
| Deutsch | alphabetisieren, alphabetisch sortieren |
| Italiano | alfabetizzare |
| Ελληνικά | αλφαβητίζω alfavitízo |
Talk about this word "alphabetize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alphabetize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alphabetize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alphabetize "alphabetize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alphabetize.
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@misc{alphabetize_2026,
title = {alphabetize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alphabetize},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}