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View synonyms for categorize
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.
categorize
/ ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz /
verb
- tr to place in a category; classify
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Derived Forms
- ˌcategoriˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- cat·e·go·rist [kat, -i-gawr-ist, -gohr-], noun
- cate·go·ri·zation noun
- de·cate·go·ri·zation noun
- de·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) decategorized decategorizing
- mis·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) miscategorized miscategorizing
- mis·cate·go·rized adjective
- re·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) recategorized recategorizing
- subcat·e·go·ri·zation noun
- un·cate·go·rized adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of categorize1
First recorded in 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize
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Example Sentences
I was never like, “I wonder how people are going to categorize this?”
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Is making art when you feel inspired to make it something that you need to categorize?
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Since there's a near infinite number of possible exercises, Amiigo doesn't bother trying to categorize them ahead of time.
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After the workout, I can re-categorize "full body burst" as "deadlift."
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Urologists categorize diphallia into three groups based on how much is duplicated.
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I think you mentioned before that he had wanted to put you in a category, categorize you.
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Is he what you would categorize as polite in his answers or not?
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