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categorized

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cat⋅e⋅go⋅rize

  [kat-i-guh-rahyz]
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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

Related forms:
cat⋅e⋅go⋅rist  [kat-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-] , noun
cat⋅e⋅go⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun
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cat·e·go·rize   (kāt'ĭ-gə-rīz')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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