categorize

especially British, cat·e·go·rise

[kat-i-guh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

categorized, categorizing 

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

Other Word Forms

• categorization noun
• categorist noun
• decategorization noun
• decategorize verb (used with object)
• miscategorize verb (used with object)
• miscategorized adjective
• recategorize verb (used with object)
• subcategorization noun
• uncategorized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of categorize¹

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

Example Sentences

Four levels are used to categorizes scores: advanced, proficient, standard nearly met and standard not met.

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For example, a food that would only be considered ultra-processed because of the inclusion of salt or certain natural seasonings cannot be categorized as one.

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“I read recently that about 37% of countries in the world are now categorized as not free,” he adds.

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Senate Bill 323 is the second bill introduced in the state legislature this year that would classify a fetus as a human being from fertilization, effectively categorizing abortion as homicide.

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Traditionally, those artists who do manage to transition — think Creed or Evanescence — drop the “Christian” moniker and will even insist that they never intended to be categorized as such.

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Related Words

• classify 
• pigeonhole