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overcategorizing

overcategorizing is the present participle and gerund 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 overcategorizing

What is overcategorizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overcategorizing is the present participle and gerund of overcategorize.

Words near overcategorizing in the dictionary

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

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