ALPHABETISE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they alphabetise ... he / she / it alphabetises

Past simple: alphabetised

Past participle: alphabetised

-ing form: alphabetising

Meaning:

Arrange in alphabetical order

Example:

Alphabetize the list

Synonyms:

alphabetise; alphabetize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "alphabetise" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

alphabet (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)

alphabetiser (a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order)