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View synonyms for categorize

categorize

[ kat-i-guh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing.
  1. to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  2. to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.


categorize

/ ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz /

verb

  1. tr to place in a category; classify


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Derived Forms

  • ˌcategoriˈzation, noun

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Other Words From

  • cat·e·go·rist [kat, -i-gawr-ist, -gohr-], 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) decategorized decategorizing
  • mis·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) miscategorized miscategorizing
  • mis·cate·go·rized adjective
  • re·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) recategorized recategorizing
  • subcat·e·go·ri·zation noun
  • un·cate·go·rized adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of categorize1

First recorded in 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize

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Example Sentences

I was never like, “I wonder how people are going to categorize this?”

Is making art when you feel inspired to make it something that you need to categorize?

Since there's a near infinite number of possible exercises, Amiigo doesn't bother trying to categorize them ahead of time.

After the workout, I can re-categorize "full body burst" as "deadlift."

Urologists categorize diphallia into three groups based on how much is duplicated.

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

Is he what you would categorize as polite in his answers or not?

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