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.
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Also especially British, cat·e·go·rise .
Origin of categorize
First recorded in 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM categorize
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How to use categorize in a sentence
Such salesmen are no longer categorised with Csar's wife, and the new salesmanship is having its day.
The Building of a Book|VariousHe more usually speaks of the categorised objects as appearances.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
British Dictionary definitions for categorize
categorize
categorise
/ (ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr) to place in a category; classify
Derived forms of categorize
categorization or categorisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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