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categorize

cat·e·go·rize

categorize

 
 
pronunciation:
kae t g raIz
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: categorizes, categorizing, categorized
definition 1: to put into groups that have common characteristics; 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
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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