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Alphabetize (Verb)

Arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Alphabetize the library's catalog to make it easier for patrons to find books.
She spent hours trying to alphabetize the files in her computer database.
Please alphabetize the list of student names for the school directory.
The teacher asked the students to alphabetize the vocabulary words for the test review.
The data entry clerk was tasked with alphabetizing the company's client list.

Provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The 9th-century Byzantine brothers developed a unique alphabet to alphabetize the Bulgarian language.
To facilitate their studies, European scholars attempted to alphabetize the ancient Inca language of Quechua.
Two American linguists collaborated to alphabetize the indigenous Mayan languages spoken in Mexico and Guatemala.
Early scholars worked diligently to alphabetize the Polynesian languages, aiding speakers to reach a broader audience.
In the 19th century, Christian missionaries worked to alphabetize unwritten dialects around the world.