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.
Origin of categorize
1First recorded in 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize
- Also especially British, cat·e·go·rise .
Other words from categorize
- cat·e·go·rist [kat-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-], /ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-/, noun
- cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, noun
- de·cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, noun
- de·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, adjective
- re·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, noun
- un·cat·e·go·rized, adjective
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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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