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overcategorized

overcategorized is the simple past and past participle of overcategorize.

Meaning of overcategorize

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.

Questions about overcategorized

What is overcategorized the simple past and past participle of?
Overcategorized is the simple past and past participle of overcategorize.

Words near overcategorized in the dictionary

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

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