categorize

[ kat-i-guh-rahyz ]

/ ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz /

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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

cat·e·go·rist

[kat-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-] /ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-/, noun cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, noun de·cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, noun de·cat·e·go·rize, verb (used with object), de·cat·e·go·rized, de·cat·e·go·riz·ing.

mis·cat·e·go·rize, verb (used with object), mis·cat·e·go·rized, mis·cat·e·go·riz·ing. mis·cat·e·go·rized, adjective re·cat·e·go·rize, verb (used with object), re·cat·e·go·rized, re·cat·e·go·riz·ing. sub·cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, noun un·cat·e·go·rized, adjective

Words nearby categorize

categorial, categorial grammar, categoric contact, categorical, categorical imperative, categorize, category, category a, category d, category killer, category management

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I think you mentioned before that he had wanted to put you in a category, categorize you.

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British Dictionary definitions for categorize

categorize

categorise

/ (ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to place in a category; classify

Derived forms of categorize

categorization or categorisation, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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categorize

verb (used with object), cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing.

Origin of categorize

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British Dictionary definitions for categorize

categorise

verb

Derived forms of categorize

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

categorize

verb (used with object), cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing.

Origin of categorize

OTHER WORDS FROM categorize

Words nearby categorize

Words related to categorize

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categorise

verb

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