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catégoriser — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • categorize verb To sort or classify something into groups based on shared characteristics.
  • label noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.

Senses

catégoriser is used for these senses in English:

  • categorize (transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.
  • label (ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

label — full definition

  1. noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  2. noun A word or phrase used to categorise a person, group, or idea, sometimes in a way that oversimplifies them.
  3. noun A company that produces and distributes recorded music.
  4. verb To attach a label to something, or to describe someone or something with a particular categorising term.

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