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categorizing

[kat-i-guh-rahyz]

cat·e·go·rize

[kat-i-guh-rahyz]
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

cat·e·go·rist [kat-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-] , 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), -rized, -riz·ing.
mis·cat·e·go·rize, verb (used with object), -rized, -riz·ing.
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mis·cat·e·go·rized, adjective
re·cat·e·go·rize, verb (used with object), -rized, -riz·ing.
sub·cat·e·go·ri·za·tion, noun
un·cat·e·go·rized, adjective
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