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overcategorize

overcategorize verb: to categorize more than is suitable or necessary.

Verb

overcategorize (third-person singular simple present overcategorizes, present participle overcategorizing, simple past and past participle overcategorized)

  1. (transitive) To categorize more than is suitable or necessary.

Synonyms of overcategorize

Forms of overcategorize

third-person singular presentovercategorizes
present participleovercategorizing
past participleovercategorized
pastovercategorized

Origin of overcategorize

From over- + categorize.

Words formed from overcategorize

Questions about overcategorize

What does overcategorize mean?
Overcategorize means to categorize more than is suitable or necessary.
What part of speech is overcategorize?
Overcategorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overcategorize?
The past tense of overcategorize is overcategorized.

Words near overcategorize in the dictionary

  1. overcategorised
  2. overcategorises
  3. overcategorising
  4. overcategorization
  5. overcategorizations
  6. overcategorize
  7. overcategorized
  8. overcategorizes
  9. overcategorizing
  10. overcategory
  11. overcaught

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