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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 categorize word
- verb categorize If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to. 3
- verb categorize to place in a category; classify 3
- verb with object categorize to arrange in categories or classes; classify. 1
- verb with object categorize to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize. 1
- noun categorize Place in a particular class or group. 1
- transitive verb categorize classify sth, sb 1
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Origin of categorize
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 Categorize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
categorize 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
categorize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for categorize
verb categorize
- pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- rank — Otto [awt-oh] /ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1939, Austrian psychoanalyst.
- assort — to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
Antonyms for categorize
verb categorize
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
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