categorization

UK: /ˌkætɪgəraɪˈzeɪʃ^ən/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cat•e•go•rize /ˈkætɪgəˌraɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -rized, -riz•ing. 

1. to arrange in categories or classes; classify:
   We categorized the snowflakes into several shapes.
2. to describe by labeling or giving a name to;
   characterize:
   He was categorized as a slow reader.

cat•e•go•ri•za•tion /ˌkætɪgərəˈzeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] strict categorization of types.

[countable] My categorizations of the writings were not always accepted.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cat•e•go•rize  (kat′i gə rīz′), v.t., -rized, -riz•ing. 

1. to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
2. to describe by labeling or giving a name to;
   characterize.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] cat′e•go•rise′. 

• categor(y) + -ize 1695–1705

cat•e•go•rist  (kat′i gôr′ist, -gōr′-), n.  cat′e•go•ri•za′tion, n.