different between clarify vs categorize

English

Etymology

From French clarifier, from Latin cl?rific?, cl?rific?re; cl?rus (“clear”) + faci?, facere (“make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæ??fa?/

Verb

clarify (third-person singular simple present clarifies, present participle clarifying, simple past and past participle clarified)

1. (of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter
2. To make clear or easily understood; to explain in order to remove doubt or obscurity

   Synonyms: explicitize, get something straight

   • To clarify his reason, to rectify his will.

   • 2014, Mario Martinez, The MindBody Code: How to Change the Beliefs that Limit Your Health, Longevity, and Success

     We assimilate cultural interpretations based on the value our cultural editors determine and the level of abundance we are allowed to have without violating tribal horizons. I should clarify that I am not suggesting that we are passive recipients of everything the cultural editors tell us about ourselves.

   • 2015, United States Department of Justice, Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department

     The report does not clarify what investigation the supervisor did, if any, to assess the suspect's allegations, or how he determined that the allegations were false. Supervisors also fail to provide recommendations for how to ensure officer safety and minimize the need for force going forward.

3. (ergative) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.

4. (ergative) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
5. (obsolete) To glorify.

Related terms

• clarification

Translations

For information about Wiktionary categories, see Wiktionary:Categorization.

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