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cat·e·go·rize

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–verb (used with object), -rized, -riz·ing.

1.	to arrange in categories or classes; classify.

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

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

[Origin: 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize

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—Related forms

cat·e·go·rist

Audio Help [kat-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-] Pronunciation Key, noun

cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, noun

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cat·e·go·rize Audio Help (kāt'ĭ-gə-rīz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es
To put into a category or categories; classify.

cat'e·go·riz'a·ble adj., cat'e·go·ri·za'tion (-gər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.

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categorize
verb
place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"

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ˈcategorize, *ˈcategorise verb

to put (things or people) into a category

Arabic:	يُصَنِّفُ
Chinese (Simplified):	分类
Chinese (Traditional):	分類
Czech:	kategorizovat, roztřídit
Danish:	gruppere; klassificere; kategorisere
Dutch:	categoriseren
Estonian:	liigitama
Finnish:	luokitella
French:	classer par catégories
German:	in eine Kategorie einteilen
Greek:	ταξινομώ
Hungarian:	kategorizál, osztályoz
Icelandic:	flokka, draga í dilk
Indonesian:	menggolongkan
Italian:	classificare

Japanese:	分類する
Korean:	범주에 넣다
Latvian:	noteikt kategoriju
Lithuanian:	klasifikuoti, rūšiuoti
Norwegian:	gruppere, kategorisere
Polish:	klasyfikować
Portuguese (Brazil):	classificar
Portuguese (Portugal):	classificar
Romanian:	a clasifica
Russian:	распределять по категориям
Slovak:	triediť
Slovenian:	razvrstiti
Spanish:	clasificar
Swedish:	kategorisera
Turkish:	sınıflandırmak