To categorize is to group things together in a way that makes sense. When you categorize things, you are trying to make them easier to understand.
The teacher tried to categorize the students by their skills.
The scientist tried to categorize the data by their type of experiment.
verb
place into or assign to a category
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The statement was categorical.
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It's the work of a categorical mind.
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All of the above categorize the company.
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It is a categorically unwise thing to do.
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He helped categorize the articles.
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The categorical imperative is the centrepiece of the Groundwork.
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The opposite ring is then the categorical dual.
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The pushout is the categorical dual of the pullback.
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The rule there is 'categorize the article, not the topic'.
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There is a useful categorical interpretation of the map.