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miscategorize

miscategorize verb: to categorize incorrectly.

Verb

miscategorize (third-person singular simple present miscategorizes, present participle miscategorizing, simple past and past participle miscategorized)

  1. To categorize incorrectly.
    Synonyms:
    misclassify

Synonyms of miscategorize

Forms of miscategorize

third-person singular presentmiscategorizes
present participlemiscategorizing
past participlemiscategorized
pastmiscategorized

Origin of miscategorize

From mis- + categorize.

Questions about miscategorize

What does miscategorize mean?
Miscategorize means to categorize incorrectly.
What part of speech is miscategorize?
Miscategorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of miscategorize?
The past tense of miscategorize is miscategorized.

Words near miscategorize in the dictionary

  1. miscategorised
  2. miscategorises
  3. miscategorising
  4. miscategorization
  5. miscategorizations
  6. miscategorize
  7. miscategorized
  8. miscategorizes
  9. miscategorizing
  10. miscaught
  11. Miscavige

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