index

²index

verb

Definition of INDEX

transitive verb

1

a : to provide with an index b : to list in an index <all persons and places mentioned are carefully indexed>

2

: to serve as an index of

3

: to regulate (as wages, prices, or interest rates) by indexation

intransitive verb

: to index something

— in·dex·er noun

Examples of INDEX

1. This search engine has indexed hundreds of millions of Web sites.
2. <indexed all the books in the library by category>

First Known Use of INDEX

1720

Related to INDEX

Synonyms: catalog (or catalogue), enroll (also enrol), enter, ¹list, inscribe, put down, record, register, schedule, slate

Related Words: book, card, file, note; classify, compile, tabulate, tally; reschedule

Near Antonyms: delete

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