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trichotomize

trichotomize verb: to divide into three parts, elements, or classes.

Verb

trichotomize (third-person singular simple present trichotomizes, present participle trichotomizing, simple past and past participle trichotomized)

  1. To divide into three parts, elements, or classes

Forms of trichotomize

third-person singular presenttrichotomizes
present participletrichotomizing
past participletrichotomized
pasttrichotomized

Origin of trichotomize

From trichotomy + -ize.

Questions about trichotomize

What does trichotomize mean?
Trichotomize means to divide into three parts, elements, or classes.
What part of speech is trichotomize?
Trichotomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of trichotomize?
The past tense of trichotomize is trichotomized.

Words near trichotomize in the dictionary

  1. trichotomism
  2. trichotomist
  3. trichotomists
  4. trichotomization
  5. trichotomizations
  6. trichotomize
  7. trichotomized
  8. trichotomizes
  9. trichotomizing
  10. trichotomocolpate
  11. trichotomous

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