Definition of categorize - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
classifyingUS divide into classes based on characteristicsUS
- Scientists categorize animals into different species.
2.
sortingUS place people or things into defined setsUS
- She categorized the clothes by color.
Origin of categorize
Greek, kategoria (accusation) + -ize (to make)
Terms with categorize included in their meaning
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categorize
separate items into categories based on criteria
classification
group or categorize again
classification
classify or categorize
categorize
combine into a category
classification
categorize someone or something with a descriptive term
internet
metadata tag used to categorize social media content
classification
classify or categorize something
categorize
assign to a specific category, often limiting understanding
categorization
categorize someone or something in a restrictive way
psychology
categorize someone based on oversimplified ideas
categorize transactions
code used to categorize financial transactions
categorization
categorize people in a simplistic way
categorization
categorize by assigning identifiers
classification
classify or categorize items or people
books
book that is difficult to categorize
data management
categorize data into groups
categorization
categorize incorrectly in a classification process
categorization
system of using colors to categorize
organizing
using colors to organize or categorize
different description
describe or categorize in a different way
organization
organize or categorize by sections
cannot categorize
not able to be placed into a category
Examples of categorize in a sentence
We need to categorize these files by date. He categorized the books by genre for easy access. The librarian categorized the new arrivals alphabetically.
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- French:classer, trier, ...
- German:kategorisieren, sortieren, ...
- Italian:classificare, ...
- Spanish:clasificar, organizar, ...
- Portuguese:categorizar, ...
- Chinese:分类, 整理, ...
- Japanese:分類する, 仕分ける, ...
- Arabic:صَنَّفَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְסַוֵּג, לְקַטְלֵג, ...
- Russian:классифицировать, сортировать, ...
- Ukrainian:класифікувати, сортувати, ...
- Hindi:वर्गीकृत करना, छाँटना, ...
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