categorize

[ kat-i-guh-rahyz ]
See synonyms for: categorizecategorizedcategorizescategorizing on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object),cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing.
  1. to arrange in categories or classes; classify.

  2. to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.

Origin of categorize

1
First 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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use categorize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for categorize

categorize

categorise

/ (ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to place in a category; classify

Derived forms of categorize

  • categorization or categorisation, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012