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decategorise

Syllables: de·cat·e·go·rise

decategorise is the alternative form of decategorize.

Meaning of decategorize

Verb

decategorize (third-person singular simple present decategorizes, present participle decategorizing, simple past and past participle decategorized)

  1. (transitive) To free or remove from categories; to regard individually.

Forms of decategorise

third-person singular presentdecategorises
present participledecategorising
past participledecategorised
pastdecategorised

Origin of decategorise

From de- + categorise.

Questions about decategorise

What is decategorise the alternative form of?
Decategorise is the alternative form of decategorize.

Words near decategorise in the dictionary

  1. decategorification
  2. decategorifications
  3. decategorified
  4. decategorisation
  5. decategorisations
  6. decategorise
  7. decategorised
  8. decategorises
  9. decategorising
  10. decategorization
  11. decategorizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decategorise (page history and authors); decategorize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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