categorize

American

[kat-i-guh-rahyz] / ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz /

especially British, categorise

verb (used with object)

categorized, categorizing

to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.

categorize British

/ ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) to place in a category; classify

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of categorize

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

Example Sentences

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Central bank watchers like to categorize board members as hawks or doves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Markets are gripped by two kinds of risk at present, which can be broadly categorized as good and bad.

From Barron's

I often wonder: Does their categorizing need extend to the subatomic realm?

From The Wall Street Journal

That distinction prevents this from being categorized as distribution or structural breakdown.

From MarketWatch

Why would the algorithm think I’d agree with much of this nonsense, except that my views on Iran have been categorized alongside them?

From The Wall Street Journal

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