chronologize


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chronologize

(krəˈnɒləˌdʒaɪz) or

chronologise

vb (tr)
to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
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Verb1.chronologize - establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents"
chronologise
foredate, antedate, predate - establish something as being earlier relative to something else
postdate - establish something as being later relative to something else
date - assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
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