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to recategorize

to recategorize

5.8
To put something into a different group
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkætəɡəraɪz/
  • US
translation icon : recategorizar
  • The library decided to recategorize old books into new genres for better organization.

But also when it hits people in a certain way, it something breaks in them and suddenly you're recategorized in their mind.

Examples

  • Cognitivism recategorized "the mind" into distinct stages of mental activity and suggested that children's performance differences can be better explained by level of maturity and experience than by inherent ability.

    Academic text (2002)
  • To prevent invalid Chi-square tests, data were recategorized as needed.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Only now, somehow, the lie has become true because it's been recategorized as intelligence.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • But also when it hits people in a certain way, it something breaks in them and suddenly you're recategorized in their mind.

  • Just wait until it's again recategorized 75 or 1000 years from now and people start crying, "But it's a dwarf planet!"

    Blog text (30)
  • This takes into account the role played by situational and individual factors, and suggests that individuals recategorize themselves in order to cope better during different phases of their unemployment.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Although the effort, so far, has been limited to recategorizing current work under a new name, perhaps the new definition will provide an opportunity for engaging in corrections reform and even reestablishing a social work presence in juvenile probation, although the proponents have yet to make such a proposition.

    Academic text (2011)
  • To improve user experience, the app will recategorize its features into more relevant sections.

  • After the meeting, we will recategorize the feedback into themes to identify common concerns.

Synonyms

to categorize
vsto recategorize
  • US
59 3.5

To put things or people into groups by what they have in common

implies changing category from one group to another rather than first sorting
to reorganize
vsto recategorize
43 3.4

To change the way something is arranged to make it work better

is specifically about changing category rather than general arranging
to reclassify
vsto recategorize
8 5.7

Put something into a different group when new information appears

is about moving something into a different category than before
to relegate
vsto recategorize
4 7.3

Put something into a certain group or class

means placing into a different category rather than initial placement
to relabel
vsto recategorize
3 3.4

To give something a new name

indicates moving to another category, not only renaming
to reassort
vsto recategorize
6.7

To sort things again into new groups or order

shows assigning to a different category rather than general resoring

Antonyms

236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

How Different

to reorganize
43 3.4
to recategorize
  • US
5.8
to reassign
74 4.1
to relabel
3 3.4

Surface Forms

recategorize infinitive
recategorized past participle
recategorizing present participle
recategorizes third person singular

Morphology

recategorize = categorize (transparent) = re + category + ize

The meaning is a straightforward application of 're-' to 'categorize', meaning to categorize again or differently.

Etymology

Recategorize is made of re- meaning 'again' and category meaning 'a group or type'. So, to recategorize something is to put it into a different group or type than before.