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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(US, Canada, 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.
Use alphabetize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alphabetize means (US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It was almost impossible to locate specific books in the library until we had alphabetized them by the authors' surnames.
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