categorize

[kat-i-guh-rahyz]

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

Related formscat·e·go·rist

[kat-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-] /ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-/, nouncat·e·go·ri·za·tion, nounde·cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, nounde·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, adjectivere·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, nounun·cat·e·go·rized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for categorised

Historical Examples of categorised

He 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 categorised

categorize

categorise

verb

(tr) to place in a category; classify

Derived Formscategorization or categorisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for categorised

categorize

1705, from category + -ize. Related: Categorized; categorizing.