subcategorize

verb

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
  • Jean Toomer’s hard-to-categorize work emerged in 1923 as an astonishing blend of genres, a brilliant composite of vignettes giving voice to facets of African-American life in the United States.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This framework categorizes decisions as simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of categorize
Verb
  • The blaze was quickly upgraded to a third-alarm fire, which is classified as a major emergency that requires a high level of response.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The ranking measures the most popular tracks classified as both Latin and rhythm, according to Billboard, with the melding of the styles encompassing pieces of other subgenres as well, including reggaeton and Latin hip-hop.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of classify
Verb
  • High performers need not only to limit, organize and direct their work but also to compartmentalize it.
    — John Hall, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • He’s often reflected on his pitfalls and tried to compartmentalize his thoughts on a potential solution.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of compartmentalize
Verb
  • Britain’s Co-op lost £206 million in 2025, largely from shutting down its own systems to stop an intruder; UK insurers classed the retail attack wave as one systemic event costing up to £440 million.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 Deal Leave it to Lenovo to class up the Chromebook in a whole new way, giving it a stunning OLED display, a luxe-feeling all-metal chassis made out of durable aluminum polycarbonate, and incredible AI performance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
Definition of class
Verb
  • The label increasingly attached to these products is artificial intelligence, though a good deal of what lies beneath is a rules engine carrying out instructions somebody typed.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Voice moderation adds protection when kids are talking instead of typing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of type
Verb
  • The list codifies 20 years of European court rulings, which is progress.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Congress should codify the June 2026 executive order to make these changes permanent.
    — Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of codify
Verb
  • Josh Priebe, graded by PFF as Miami’s best player on offense Saturday, is now a clear front-runner for a backup guard job.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pro Football Focus ranked him fourth in a grading system that factors in hang time, directional placement and situational execution.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of grade
Verb
  • Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The president is organizing a Republican midterm convention in Dallas next month that will serve as much a two-day rally for him as a boon to party candidates nationwide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of organize
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