verb
- placing things into groups or classes based on shared characteristics
Usage: present participle of categorize
Examples
- The librarian is categorizing the new books by subject.
- Scientists spend time categorizing different species of plants.
- She’s categorizing her expenses into business and personal costs.
- The teacher is categorizing students into reading groups.
- We’re categorizing the survey responses by age group.
- The museum is categorizing artifacts by historical period.