categorizev.
/ˈkatɪɡərʌɪz/ transitive. To place in a category or categories; to classify.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > arrange by kind [verb (transitive)]
divide1551
categorize1705
classify1776
1705 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 32 Priest-Craft has Categorized Sacrilege as the greatest Sin, next to the sin against the Holy Ghost.
1883 Westm. Rev. July 99 Propertius categorizes the penalties endured by the wicked.
Derivatives
ˌcategoriˈzation n. the action of categorizing; classification.
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the world > relative properties > order > [noun] > putting in order
well-ordering1531
composition1598
composal1615
adjustment1644
classification1772
categorization1886
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class > a number of things classed together > assigning to category
classification1772
categorization1886
1886 Spectator 6 Nov. Lit. Supp. 1506 A generation ago, botany was mainly a categorisation of plant-forms under so called natural systems.
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