categorize

American  

[kat-i-guh-rahyz] / ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz /

especially British, categorise

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.

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categorize British  

/ ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz /

verb

1. (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

Apps like Rocket Money can link bank accounts, categorize spending habits and flag unused subscriptions.

From MarketWatch

But this opacity means there is no agreed-on way to define, measure or categorize private credit.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

• classify
• pigeonhole