different between categorize vs assort

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English

Alternative forms

• categorise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

category +? -ize

Verb

categorize (third-person singular simple present categorizes, present participle categorizing, simple past and past participle categorized)

1. (transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.

   First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:classify

Related terms

• category
• categorisation
• categorization

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

categorize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of categorizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of categorizar
3. third-person singular imperative of categorizar

English

Etymology

Middle French assortir

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??s??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??s??t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t

Verb

assort (third-person singular simple present assorts, present participle assorting, simple past and past participle assorted)

1. (transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
   • 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France

     They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate.

2. (intransitive) To be of a kind with.
3. (intransitive) To be associated with; to consort with.
4. (transitive) To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.

   to assort a cargo

Derived terms

• assortation
• assortative

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Astors, Astros, roasts, sortsa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.s??/

Verb

assort

1. third-person singular present indicative of assortir