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overcategorize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-cat-e-go-rize
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To categorize more than is suitable or necessary.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From over- + categorize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overcategorizes (present, singular) overcategorizing (participle, present) overcategorized (participle, past) overcategorized (past)

Derived Forms

overcategorization

Synonyms

overcompartmentalize

Questions

What does overcategorize mean?
To categorize more than is suitable or necessary.
Where does overcategorize come from?
From over- + categorize.

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