categorize
to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.
Origin of categorize
1- Also especially British, cat·e·go·rise .
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
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How to use categorize in a sentence
Roughly half of Stryker’s business can be categorized as “elective procedures,” but as those procedures continue to come back, analyst estimates project its revenues growing more than 13% in 2021.
Indigenous voters have often been overlooked by both political parties and categorized as “something else” by the media.
Review your ability to categorize data you collect, process or store.
Concrete steps marketers should take now to get ready for CA’s CPRA in 2023 | Greg Sterling | November 11, 2020 | Search Engine LandThe four other members of the Raiders’ starting offensive line and safety Johnathan Abram spent five days in quarantine after they were categorized as high-risk close contacts.
NFL fines, strips Raiders of draft pick, also penalizes Steelers for coronavirus violations | Mark Maske | November 6, 2020 | Washington PostFellow running back Jamaal Williams and linebacker Kamal Martin were placed in five-day quarantines upon being categorized as high-risk close contacts.
Ravaged by injuries and coronavirus issues, the 49ers had little chance against the Packers | Mark Maske | November 6, 2020 | Washington Post
Actually for Conte, who has a passionate aversion to labeling, that may be a bit too much categorization for his liking.
Viral Video Pioneers: How Pomplamoose is Turning YouTube Stardom Into a Sustainable Profession | Oliver Jones | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTPart essay, part short story, part memoir, it defies categorization.
‘One Relishes the Pain’: Julian Barnes’ Memoir of Grief | Adam Begley | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sound and fury existed in a mute silence, growing within the totality beyond categorization.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron BrownI 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 categorize
categorise
/ (ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz) /
(tr) to place in a category; classify
Derived forms of categorize
- categorization or categorisation, noun
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