categorize
[verb]
Synonyms: assort, class, classify, group, pigeonhole, sort

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Related Words: identify, nail down, peg, put down

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cat‧e‧go‧rize (also categorise British English) /ˈkætəɡəraɪz, ˈkætɪɡəraɪz/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: category, categorization; verb: categorize]
to put people or things into groups according to the type of person or thing they are Synonym : classify:
The population is categorized according to age, sex, and social group.
categorize something/somebody as something
Keene doesn’t like to be categorized as a socialist.
—categorization /ˌkætəɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌkætɪɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən $ -rə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

categorize
verb
ADV. conveniently, easily These factors can be conveniently categorized under three headings.
VERB + CATEGORIZE be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to Her work is difficult to categorize.
PREP. according to categorizing people according to their jobs
by We categorize voters by their choice of newspaper.
into Categorize the plants into four groups.

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