subcategorize

verb

Definition of subcategorizenext
as in to categorize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcategorize
  1. categorize
  2. classify
  3. compartmentalize
  4. class
  5. type
  6. codify
  7. grade
  8. organize
Verb
  • One particle of smoke is categorized as PM2.5, and these pollutants often derive from the combustion of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel and wood.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Data on physical activity and sedentary behavior were collected and categorized as moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sedentary behavior.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of categorize
Verb
  • According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the names of defendants and almost all case records are classified.
    Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Several studies have even been conducted around their old blocks and their wines are classified as some of the most peppery in the world.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of classify
Verb
  • Moscow thus aimed to compartmentalize détente, hoping that a series of bilateral contacts in Europe would break the Atlantic alliance’s cohesion.
    Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But missing someone is much harder to compartmentalize.
    Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of compartmentalize
Verb
  • Savannah, classed as a Littoral Combat Ship, carries a crew of 103, the ministry said.
    Brittany Williams, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the counties in Minnesota are classed as high risk, but the southwest of the state has fewer cases of Lyme disease.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of class
Verb
  • Work applies to the production of any significant art, of course, even when the material is an object found in a dumpster, or a set of instructions typed on a sheet of paper.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Don't want to deal with limited and slow performance while typing on Word or playing Fallout 4?
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of type
Verb
  • Handling those changes administratively dropped the cost of legislation that was reintroduced this summer to zero, since it was seen largely as a way to codify the Biden rule.
    Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • On the subject of hugging, especially the man-on-man hug: Would someone please codify the rules for us guys?
    Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of codify
Verb
  • On the flip side, if Woody Johnson was grading at home, Tannenbaum would have received an A+ for his mastery of Corporate Mumbo Jumbo.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Here’s how the Ravens (8-5) graded out at every position after losing to the Eagles (10-2), 24-19, on Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore: Quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t have a strong game and appeared to have trouble reading zone defenses.
    Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of grade
Verb
  • This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.
    Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After all, who had ever heard of hiring someone to organize your files?
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of organize
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