categorize

categorize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From category + -ize.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹaɪz/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkætəɡəˌɹaɪz/, /ˈkætəɡɔˌɹaɪz/
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Verb

    categorize (third-person singular simple present categorizes, present participle categorizing, simple past and past participle categorized)

    1. (transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.
      First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions.

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    Translations

    Galician

    Verb

    categorize

    1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of categorizar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Portuguese

    Verb

    categorize

    1. inflection of categorizar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative