verb (used with object),cat·e·go·rized,cat·e·go·riz·ing.
to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.
Also especially British, cat·e·go·rise .
Origin of categorize
First recorded in 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM categorize
cat·e·go·rist[kat-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-], /ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-/, nouncat·e·go·ri·za·tion,nounde·cat·e·go·ri·za·tion,nounde·cat·e·go·rize,verb (used with object),de·cat·e·go·rized,de·cat·e·go·riz·ing.
mis·cat·e·go·rize,verb (used with object),mis·cat·e·go·rized,mis·cat·e·go·riz·ing.mis·cat·e·go·rized,adjectivere·cat·e·go·rize,verb (used with object),re·cat·e·go·rized,re·cat·e·go·riz·ing.sub·cat·e·go·ri·za·tion,nounun·cat·e·go·rized,adjective
It’s the largest asteroid in the solar system, so large that it’s categorized as a dwarf planet.
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It’s been named and it’s been categorized, and they’re taking steps to prepare.
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Human involvement is still crucial, of course, by rating categorizing the leads based on your criteria, you can train your data further.
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This way all your keywords are categorized based on the groupings that align with your site categories.
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Links that added value to content but couldn’t be vouched for were categorized as nofollow links.
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I was never like, “I wonder how people are going to categorize this?”
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Is making art when you feel inspired to make it something that you need to categorize?
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Since there's a near infinite number of possible exercises, Amiigo doesn't bother trying to categorize them ahead of time.
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Humans are tribal, and it feels natural to think that humanity has always been eager to categorize on the basis of skin color.
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Well, because it allows people to categorize you, either as a pot smoker or a drug warrior.
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I think you mentioned before that he had wanted to put you in a category, categorize you.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy