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Verb: alphabetise  'al-fu-bu,tIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: alphabetize)
  1. Arrange in alphabetical order
    "alphabetise the list";
    - alphabetize
     
  2. (language) provide with an alphabet
    "Cyril and Method alphabetised the Slavic languages";
    - alphabetize

Derived forms: alphabetises, alphabetising, alphabetised

Type of: arrange, furnish, offer, provide, render, set up, supply

Encyclopedia: Alphabetise