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to subtype

to subtype

5.9
To put something into a more specific category, often for treatment
  • verb
  • /ˈsʌbˌtaɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subtipificar
  • In the lab, scientists regularly subtype viruses to understand their mutations and spread.

Examples

  • We examined a wide range of congenital anomalies that were subtyped following the classification proposed by EUROCAT (2009).

    Academic text (2014)

  • Furthermore, all suspected cases of influenza, except 2, were confirmed by a rapid test; most were tested further, and isolates were subtyped by RT-nPCR.

    Academic text (2012)

  • This study does expand the array of variables to consider when subtyping LD.

    Academic text (1999)

  • All five positive samples were subtyped 11aA16G1R1b, a strain that scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Parasitic Diseases detected twice in 2006 in other human specimens from Northern Ireland.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The researchers decided to subtype the bacteria to identify its strain more accurately.

  • For clarity, the team will subtype each sample based on its genetic markers.

Synonyms

to classify
vsto subtype
110 3.4

To put people or things into groups based on shared features

focuses on identifying precise scientific or medical subgroups not just general grouping
to categorize
vsto subtype
  • US
59 3.5

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

is used to mark precise scientific or medical subgroups rather than general groups
to type
vsto subtype
42 3.5

To put someone or something into a particular group because of their features

is used for precise scientific or medical subgroup identification rather than broad categories
to subclassify
vsto subtype
7.3

To put something into a smaller group inside a larger one

is used to identify precise scientific or medical subgroups rather than general groups

Antonyms

to generalize
  • US
41 4.2

To form a general idea from one or a few examples

How Specific

to specify
118 3.5
to subtype
  • Specialized
5.9
to classify
110 3.4
to group
38 1.2

Surface Forms

subtype infinitive
subtyped past
subtyped past participle
subtyping present participle
subtypes third person singular

Morphology

subtype = type (transparent) = sub + type

The verb is formed by prefixing 'sub-' to the verb 'type', meaning 'to classify into a subordinate or more specific type', which follows regular English word-formation.

Etymology

Subtype (verb) comes from the same parts, sub- 'under' and type 'kind', and it carries the idea of putting something into a smaller group. So to subtype something is to classify it into that specific subgroup.