categorize
verb (used with object)
to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
categorise
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a variation of
categorize.
Example Sentences
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"It's a way you can often tell gender, race and religion. It's so much tied with identity that it ends up being quite significant in terms of how we categorise people," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
In an adjacent room, two students digitise and categorise the images, preparing them to be returned to their owners in a format similar to their original albums.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
She told the inquest that she would "categorise a jam doughnut along with bread".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
"Everyone uses words to identify how they're feeling. If you're struggling with language, you can't say to yourself, 'I'm sad, I'm angry.' You can't categorise how you're feeling," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
He had long since come to categorise them in his own mind as the furious vapourings of a desperate and disappointed man.
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Bertram Mitford
