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categorise

Other forms: categorised

Definitions of categorise
  1. verb
    place into or assign to a category
    synonyms: categorize
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    types:
    assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out
    arrange or order by classes or categories
    unitise, unitize
    separate or classify into units
    catalog, catalogue
    make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
    isolate
    separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
    refer
    think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
    reclassify
    classify anew, change the previous classification
    size
    sort according to size
    dichotomise, dichotomize
    divide into two opposing groups or kinds
    pigeonhole, stamp, stereotype
    treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
    group
    arrange into a group or groups
    grade
    determine the grade of or assign a grade to
    count, number
    put into a group
    type of:
    reason
    think logically
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