categorize
[ kat-i-guh-rahyz ]
/ ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing.
to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.
Also
especially British,
cat·e·go·rise.
Origin of categorize
First recorded in 1695–1705;
categor(y) +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM categorize
Words nearby categorize
Example sentences from the Web for categorization
Instead, Scroppo said, “I based the [categorization of] semi-independent status on the test that I administered to him.”
With conflict lines constantly shifting, the categorization of who got what and from where has become increasingly blurry.
In Syria’s Hunger Games, Starvation Could Be the Next W.M.D. |Raj Salooja |May 27, 2014 |DAILY BEASTI can attempt its categorization in hope of dispelling the fear of the unknown.
The Land of Look Behind |Paul Cameron Brown"The point is that the level of categorization is not independent of who is doing the categorizing and on what basis" (p. 50).
The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for categorization
categorize
categorise
/ (ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to place in a category; classify