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categorise — to put people or things into groups according to what type they are

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to put people or things into groups according to what type they are

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkætəɡəraɪz/

Example Sentences

  • My mom categorises her K-pop albums by bias, not by release date.
  • Scientists categorise dinosaurs based on their diet and bone structure.
  • She categorises her Instagram followers into 'real friends' and 'random followers'.

categorise

VERB

[/ˈkætəɡəraɪz/]

to put people or things into groups according to what type they are

The librarian categorised the books by subject.
💡 Concept

The librarian categorised the books by subject.

The workers categorised the products before storing them. (CATALOG + GROUP = CATEGORY → a group of similar things)
🧠 Mnemonic

The workers categorised the products before storing them. (CATALOG + GROUP = CATEGORY → a group of similar things)

Categorise carefully, build a strategy, and earn victory.
🎵 Rhyme

Categorise carefully, build a strategy, and earn victory.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkætəɡəraɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkætəɡəraɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootcategor
Suffix--ise

🎵Rhyme

advertiseorganizerecognize
advertise
organize
recognize

🔗Collocations

categorise by type
categorise information
categorise data
categorise according to
categorise into groups
easily categorise

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom categorises her K-pop albums by bias, not by release date.”

“Scientists categorise dinosaurs based on their diet and bone structure.”

😄 Fun example

“She categorises her Instagram followers into 'real friends' and 'random followers'.”

“The survey categorises customers by age, income, and shopping habits.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

classifysortorganizegrouparrange

Antonyms

mixjumbleconfuse

Related

categoryclassificationtaxonomysystematic

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