categorize

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cat·egor·ize AW (BrE also-ise) [categorize categorizes categorized categorizing] BrE [ˈkætəɡəraɪz] NAmE [ˈkætəɡəraɪz] verb
to put people or things into groups according to what type they are
Syn: ↑classify
•~ sb/sth Participants were categorized according to age.
•~ sb/sth as sth His latest work cannot be categorized as either a novel or an autobiography.
Derived Word: ↑categorization
Verb forms:

Example Bank:
•Her work is difficult to categorize.
•The employees are categorized as support personnel.
•These factors can be conveniently categorized under three headings.
•We categorize voters by their choice of newspaper.
•categorizing people according to their jobs
•Her latest work cannot be categorized as either a novel or an autobiography.
•Participants were categorized according to age and sex.
•Some types of investment risk are difficult to categorize.
•Trade unions can be categorized into three main types.