CATEGORIZE
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CATEGORIZE
cat·e·go·rize
transitive verb \ˈka-ti-gə-ˌrīz\
: to put (someone or something) into a group of similar people or things
: to put (people or things) into categories
cat·e·go·rized
cat·e·go·riz·ing
Examples of CATEGORIZE
1. This software lets you categorize your photographs in many different ways.
2. Their opinions can be categorized as conservative.
3. Birds are categorized by type in this field guide.
Related to CATEGORIZE
Synonyms
assort, break down, classify, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
Related Words
array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorize
Near Antonyms
confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistype