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al·pha·bet·ize  (lf-b-tz)
tr.v. al·pha·bet·ized, al·pha·bet·iz·ing, al·pha·bet·iz·es
1. To arrange in alphabetical order.
2. To supply with an alphabet.

alpha·beti·zation (-bt-zshn) n.
alpha·bet·izer n.

alphabetize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to put in alphabetical order
alphabetization
-isation n
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Verb1.alphabetize - arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list"
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
2.alphabetize - provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"
language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"


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