Definitions
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- verb chiefly UK To
arrange items (i.e.words ) inorder of the first (and subsequent) letters as they appear in thealphabet (i.e. the standard list A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z). - verb Alternative spelling of
alphabetize .
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- verb arrange in alphabetical order
Etymologies
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Examples
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All the paperwork was still in boxes and it took me twenty minutes of organising before I managed to alphabetise you.
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There are so many things wrong with the idea of the man creche I'm tempted to alphabetise them.
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I don't alphabetise at the moment but I do keep author and genres together.
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I have started to alphabetise my books that I have uploaded in some kind of odd way that will hopefully make sense upon shelving, with my odd bookshelves.
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I do alphabetise my spice rack, but at least I don't own one single cardigan.
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Updated to say, I can't believe I forgot to mention the most exciting thing of all: I'm going to alphabetise my files!
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Updated to say, I can't believe I forgot to mention the most exciting thing of all: I'm going to alphabetise my files!
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When it comes to lists (e.g. categories or platforms), please alphabetise (unless you know the specific release dates of the games, then listing them in release date order is probably better);
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When it comes to lists (e.g. categories or platforms), please alphabetise (unless you know the specific release dates of the games, then listing them in release date order is probably better);
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