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cat·e·go·rize
 categorize
- pronunciation:
- kae
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g
raIz
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
categorized, categorizes, categorizing |
| definition 1: |
to arrange by categories; classify.
She categorizes her clothes into three groups: work clothes, stay-at-home clothes, and dating clothes.- similar words:
- class, classify, codify, coordinate, designate, grade, graduate, group, place, type
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| definition 2: |
to describe or understand by assigning to a category.
Once he's categorized someone, he finds it hard to change his view of them.- similar words:
- label
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| related words: |
arrange, array, catalogue, divide, range, rank, sort |
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