categorize
/'kætigəraiz/ Cách viết khác : (categorize) /'kætigəraiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To place something into a specific category or group based on shared characteristics.
- To systematically assign or organize things into classes or types.
Usage
- The verb "categorize" is used to describe the action of sorting or classifying items, ideas, or information.
- It is often followed by a direct object (what is being categorized) and can be used with prepositions like "into" or "as."
- It is commonly used in academic, scientific, and organizational contexts.
Examples
- Verb:
- Librarians categorize books by genre and author.
- Scientists categorize animals based on their biological traits.
- The app allows you to categorize your expenses for better budgeting.
Advanced Usage
- "to categorize something as something": to label or define something as belonging to a particular type.
- The study categorized the behavior as instinctual.
- "to categorize into groups/types": to sort items into specific divisions.
- We need to categorize the survey responses into positive, neutral, and negative.
Variants and Related Words
- Categorization (n): the process or result of categorizing.
- The categorization of data is the first step in the analysis.
- Category (n): a class or division of things having shared characteristics.
- Each product falls into a specific category.
- Categorical (adj): unqualified; absolute; relating to a category.
- She gave a categorical denial to the accusation.
Synonyms
- Classify: to arrange in classes or categories.
- Sort: to arrange systematically in groups.
- Organize: to arrange into a structured whole.
- Group: to put into categories or sets.
Antonyms
- Jumble: to mix in a confused or disordered manner.
- Disorganize: to destroy the organization or orderly arrangement of.
Related Phrases
- To break down into categories: to separate into distinct groups for analysis.
- The report breaks down the market into several key categories.
- To fall into a category: to belong to a specific group or type.
- This problem falls into the category of software bugs.
Verb
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place into or assign to a category
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Children learn early on to categorize
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