categorize

[kat-i-guh-rahyz]

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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.

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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Related Words for categorized

pigeonhole, classify, group, rank, assort, identify, peg, class, typecast, tab

Examples from the Web for categorized

Contemporary Examples of categorized

The way Trainor talks can best be categorized as a cultural hodgepodge.
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Marlow Stern
October 7, 2014
Manning does not believe biracial people should be categorized as black.
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Olivia Nuzzi
September 28, 2014
Foods, wines are categorized as “digest” or “pas digest,” as in easy or difficult to digest.
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Jordan Salcito
March 22, 2014
She lamented the fact that on Amazon, her book is categorized under “single women.”
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Jennifer Miller
December 10, 2013
The dozens of agents usually are categorized into four main groups, based on the effects they have on the body.
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Kent Sepkowitz
August 26, 2013

Historical Examples of categorized

He had inoculated him with the seeds of immortality, giving him a chance to help right the wrongs of this Categorized world.
Category Phoenix
Boyd Ellanby
Can levels of Shock and Awe be categorized by effectiveness and priority of weapons systems?
Shock and Awe
Harlan K. Ullman

British Dictionary definitions for categorized

categorize

categorise

verb

(tr) to place in a category; classify

Derived Formscategorization or categorisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for categorized

categorize

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