cat·e·go·rize (also categorise British English) /ˈkætəɡəraɪz/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT] GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPSto put people or things into groups according to the type of person or thing they are 对…进行分类;把…列作 SYN classify The population is categorized according to age, sex, and social group. 人口根据年龄、性别和社会群体进行了分类。
categorize something/somebody as something Keene doesn’t like to be categorized as a socialist. 基恩不喜欢人们把他归类为社会主义者。
—categorization /ˌkætəɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən $ -rə-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]