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categorize
[ kat-i-guh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
categorized, categorizing.
- to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.
categorize
/ ˈæɪɡəˌɪ /
verb
- tr to place in a category; classify
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Derived Forms
- ˌٱǰˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ··· [kat, -i-gawr-ist, -gohr-], noun
- e···tDz noun
- de·e···tDz noun
- ··· verb (used with object) decategorized decategorizing
- ··· verb (used with object) miscategorized miscategorizing
- ··· adjective
- ··· verb (used with object) recategorized recategorizing
- ܲc····tDz noun
- ܲ··· adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of categorize1
First recorded in 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize
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They started categorizing me with sad and sentimental music.
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The work of L.A.-based conceptual artist David Horvitz has never been easy to categorize.
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Yes, if you must categorize his music, then Croker is a true jazz artist.
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He insists he's merely trying to attack "waste and fraud" in the program, falsely claiming that $700 billion a year can be categorized this way.
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