alphabetize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet. Canada,US,transitive
    — It was almost impossible to locate specific books in the library until we had alphabetized them by the authors' surnames.

词形变化

alphabetizes present,singular,third-person alphabetizing participle,present alphabetized participle,past alphabetized past alphabetise alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-
Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor.
Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)
Proto-Semitic *bayt-
Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor.
Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der.
Classical Latin alphabētumbor.
Middle English alphabete
English alphabet(ical)
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English alphabetize
From alphabet(ical) + -ize.
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