Categorized: meaning, definitions and examples

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categorized

[ ˈkæt̬·ɪ·ɡəˌraɪzd ]

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description

classified or arranged in classes or categories

Synonyms

arranged, classified, sorted

Examples of usage

The books were categorized by genre.
The data was categorized into different groups.

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action

to place in a particular class or group

Synonyms

classify, group, sort

Examples of usage

She categorized the documents based on their content.
The items were categorized according to their size and color.

Translations

Translations of the word "categorized" in other languages:

🇵🇹 categorizado

🇮🇳 वर्गीकृत (vargikrit)

🇩🇪 kategorisiert

🇮🇩 dikategorikan

🇺🇦 категоризований

🇵🇱 skategoryzowany

🇯🇵 分類された (bunrui sa reta)

🇫🇷 catégorisé

🇪🇸 clasificado

🇹🇷 kategorize edilmiş

🇰🇷 분류된 (bunlyu doen)

🇸🇦 مصنف (musannaf)

🇨🇿 kategorizovaný

🇸🇰 kategorizovaný

🇨🇳 分类的 (fēnlèi de)

🇸🇮 kategoriziran

🇮🇸 flokkuð

🇰🇿 сараланған (saralanghan)

🇬🇪 დაკატეგორიზებული (dakategorizebuli)

🇦🇿 kateqoriyalaşdırılmış

🇲🇽 clasificado

Word origin

The word 'categorized' comes from the Latin word 'categoria', which in turn originated from the Greek word 'kategoria', meaning 'accusation' or 'statement'. Over time, the word evolved to refer to the act of classifying or arranging things into categories or groups.