ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_bəˌtīz, -bəd.ˌīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to furnish with or express by an alphabet
the revised system of alphabetizing Japanese — Cornelius Osgood
2. : to arrange alphabetically
alphabetize a list of words
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_bəˌtīz, -bəd.ˌīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to furnish with or express by an alphabet
the revised system of alphabetizing Japanese — Cornelius Osgood
2. : to arrange alphabetically
alphabetize a list of words
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012