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单词 alphabetizing
释义

alphabetize

verb

al·​pha·​bet·​ize ˈal-fə-bə-ˌtīz How to pronounce alphabetize (audio)
alphabetized; alphabetizing

transitive verb

1
: to arrange alphabetically
2
: to furnish with an alphabet
alphabetizer noun

Example Sentences

alphabetize the words on the list
Recent Examples on the Web On a particularly frustrating day, when everyone’s technology needed rebooting and her third-graders struggled to alphabetize a list of words, Ms. A could push and encourage her in-person students. Washington Post, 10 July 2021 Ahead of the election, workers can make sure the certificate envelope has all the necessary signatures, sort the ballots into 325 wards and alphabetize them. Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2020 Another site, called Candor, keeps a crowdsourced, alphabetized tally of companies that shows who's hiring and who's got a freeze on—for now. Anne Fisher, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020 All the books are shelved, alphabetized and categorized or put in milk crates for cleaning and wrapping. Max Bell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020 Dozens of file cabinets brimmed with decades-old newspaper clippings, photographs, and scorecards—in some cases alphabetized by players’ last names, in others by year. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2020 Many of the other suggestions in the review are grammatical or related to the format of the measure, such as alphabetizing certain sections. Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, 9 Sep. 2019 That has to be more rewarding than alphabetizing one’s own shelves filled with other people’s books, one more time. Laura Vanderkam, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2018 Readers should expect an extensive cast and speedy transitions, and take stock of the character index, a helpful 10-page, alphabetized list of everyone in the novel. Weike Wang, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

alphabetize

verb

al·​pha·​bet·​ize ˈal-fə-bə-ˌtīz How to pronounce alphabetize (audio)
alphabetized; alphabetizing
: to arrange in alphabetical order

alphabetizing

verb

present participle of alphabetize
as in filing

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • filing
  • prioritizing
  • sequencing
  • categorizing
  • organizing
  • sorting
  • classifying
  • systematizing
  • grading
  • ranking
  • codifying
  • disposing
  • hierarchizing
  • arranging
  • isolating
  • ordering
  • arraying
  • rating
  • marshalling
  • marshaling
  • aligning
  • cuing
  • separating
  • displaying
  • ranging
  • queuing
  • drawing up
  • cueing
  • laying out
  • alining
  • lining
  • queueing
  • setting out
  • unscrambling
  • lining up
  • mapping (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disarranging
  • disordering
  • upsetting
  • deranging
  • rumpling
  • messing (up)
  • mussing (up)
  • disarraying
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