categorize

[ kat-i-guh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing.

1. to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
2. to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.

categorize

/ ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz /

verb

1. tr to place in a category; classify

Derived Forms

• ˌcategoriˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• cat·e·go·rist [kat, -i-gawr-ist, -gohr-], noun
• cate·go·ri·zation noun
• de·cate·go·ri·zation noun
• de·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) decategorized decategorizing
• mis·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) miscategorized miscategorizing
• mis·cate·go·rized adjective
• re·cate·go·rize verb (used with object) recategorized recategorizing
• subcat·e·go·ri·zation noun
• un·cate·go·rized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of categorize¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; categor(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

Another part of the form that confused applicants was the one asking them to categorize their reason for being unemployed.

From Los Angeles Times

Or to categorize things another way: Attempts to shame Fox inevitably failed while attempts to instigate mass actions against them were more successful, or at least were more likely to worry Fox.

From Slate

I don’t think that’s a way to categorize media.

From Los Angeles Times

The state is also working to roll out CalHeatScore, a tool that will rank and classify heat waves similar to the way weather authorities categorize hurricanes.

From Los Angeles Times

“I am not medically qualified to categorize or speculate how someone else is feeling. The best I can do is say that someone ‘is working through something.’

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• classify
• pigeonhole