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
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pigeonhole, classify, group, rank, assort, identify, peg, class, typecast, tabExamples from the Web for categorized
Contemporary Examples of categorized
The way Trainor talks can best be categorized as a cultural hodgepodge.
‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 HitMarlow Stern
October 7, 2014
Manning does not believe biracial people should be categorized as black.
Foods, wines are categorized as “digest” or “pas digest,” as in easy or difficult to digest.
She lamented the fact that on Amazon, her book is categorized under “single women.”
The dozens of agents usually are categorized into four main groups, based on the effects they have on the body.
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 PhoenixBoyd Ellanby
Can levels of Shock and Awe be categorized by effectiveness and priority of weapons systems?
Shock and AweHarlan K. Ullman
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