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- [kat-i-guh-rahyz]
- /ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz/
- /ˈkæt.ə.ɡər.aɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kat-i-guh-rahyz]
- /ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz/
Definitions of categorise word
- verb with object categorise to arrange in categories or classes; classify. 1
- verb with object categorise to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize. 1
- noun categorise (British spelling) alternative spelling of categorize. 1
- verb categorise Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize. 0
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Origin of categorise
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; categor(y) + -ize
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Parts of speech for Categorise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
categorise popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
categorise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for categorise
verb categorise
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- sort out — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- catalogue — A catalogue is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library.
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- tag — a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
Antonyms for categorise
verb categorise
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
Top questions with categorise
- how to categorise?
- what does categorise mean?
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