categorize

[ kat-i-guh-rahyz ]

/ ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz /

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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.

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Also especially British, cat·e·go·rise .

Origin of categorize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM categorize

cat·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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How to use categorize in a sentence

Currently, NBA play-by-play logs categorize reviews three different ways.
Don’t Blame The Refs For All Of These Replay Reviews|Jared Dubin|September 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The labor board hired a contractor to help it categorize comments submitted in response to the new rule it had proposed.
“Cover Up”: House Democrats Subpoena Documents That NLRB Refused to Share in Ethics Investigation|by Ian MacDougall|September 15, 2020|ProPublica
This can be categorized by a list of articles, themes, keywords, formats or by the time of day.
‘Without the luxury of time’: The Wall Street Journal rolls out new products for the fast-tempo ad market|Lucinda Southern|September 15, 2020|Digiday
Using a super-charged version of the Chrome browser, the AI views the raw pixels of a web page and uses image-recognition algorithms to categorize the page as one of 20 different types, including video, image, article, event, and discussion thread.
This know-it-all AI learns by reading the entire web nonstop|Will Heaven|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review

In August, the poll asked for the first time if respondents viewed the protests as “mostly peaceful” or “mostly violent”—48% responded with mostly peaceful, while 41% categorized the protests as mostly violent.
Despite pleas to stay away, Trump visits Kenosha|Aric Jenkins|September 1, 2020|Fortune
The authors categorized responses that indicated a misunderstanding of possible benefit as “germs are germs” beliefs.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis|Russell Saunders|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Hit|Marlow Stern|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Manning does not believe biracial people should be categorized as black.
‘Crazy’ Harlem Pastor Hates on Obama and Gays|Olivia Nuzzi|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She notes that in some 70 percent of assaults categorized in the poll, alcohol was involved, and the woman was incapacitated.
Is the Campus Rape Crisis Overblown?|Eleanor Clift|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Foods, wines are categorized as “digest” or “pas digest,” as in easy or difficult to digest.
Yes, Women Can Make Great Wine|Jordan Salcito|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 categorize

categorize

categorise

/ (ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to place in a category; classify

Derived forms of categorize

categorization or categorisation, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for categorize

categorise

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