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categorize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• audio North Carolina
• [ˈkɛɾəˌɡɹɑe̯z] (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkɛtəˌɡɹɑe̯z] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkætəɡɔˌɹaɪz/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈkɛtəɡəˌɹɑe̯z] (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkɛɾəɡəˌɹɑe̯z] (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkæɾəɡəˌɹaɪz] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹɑez/ (Australia)
• /ˈkætəɡəˌɹaɪz/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈkæɾɪɡəˌɹɑe̯z] (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā)bor. Late Latin catēgoriader. Middle French categorie French catégoriebor. Middle English English category Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English categorize From category + -ize.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

categorizable · uncategorize · overcategorize · miscategorize · recategorize · autocategorize · decategorize · subcategorize · categorizer

Relateds

categorisation · categorization · category

Translations (33)

hi श्रेणीबद्ध (to assign a category) · pt categorizar (to assign a category) · ru классифици́ровать (to assign a category) · io kategoriizar (to assign a category) · cs kategorizovat (to assign a category) · is flokka (to assign a category) · fr classifier (to assign a category) · da kategorisere (to assign a category) · es categorizar (to assign a category) · hy դասակարգել (to assign a category) · sv kategorisera (to assign a category) · he קטלג (to assign a category) · el κατηγοριοποιώ (to assign a category) · ca categoritzar (to assign a category) · el ταξινομώ (to assign a category) · he סִוֵּג (to assign a category) · mi whakakāwai (to assign a category) · ru категоризи́ровать (to assign a category) · de kategorisieren (to assign a category) · mi whakarōpū (to assign a category) · io klasigar (to assign a category) · fr catégoriser (to assign a category) · nb kategorisere (to assign a category) · it categorizzare (to assign a category) · nn kategorisere (to assign a category) · ro categorisi (to assign a category) · is draga í dilka (to assign a category) · gl categorizar (to assign a category) · eo kategoriigi (to assign a category) · cmn 分類 /分类 (to assign a category) · ja 分類する (to assign a category) · fr classer (to assign a category) · fi luokitella (to assign a category)