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categorize

  • /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹaɪz/ UK
  • /ˈkætəɡəˌɹaɪz/ Canada, US
  • [ˈkæɾəɡəˌɹaɪz] Canada, US
  • /ˈkætəɡɔˌɹaɪz/ Canada, US
  • /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹɑez/ Australia
  • [ˈkæɾɪɡəˌɹɑe̯z] Australia
  • [ˈkɛtəɡəˌɹɑe̯z] New Zealand
  • [ˈkɛtəˌɡɹɑe̯z] New Zealand
  • [ˈkɛɾəɡəˌɹɑe̯z] New Zealand
  • [ˈkɛɾəˌɡɹɑe̯z] New Zealand

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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.

verb categorizes · categorizing · categorized · categorise

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

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