Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dichotomize

/dʌɪˈkɒtəmʌɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-chotomize
IPA: /dʌɪˈkɒtəmʌɪz/

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.

Transitive verb

verb

To be divided into two.

Intransitive verb

verb

To exhibit as a half disk.

Example Sentences

"The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace and peace."
"Also, societies cannot be dichotomized into hunter-gatherer bands and agricultural civilizations."
"If the moon was a perfectly smooth sphere […] the place when she was dichotomized, […] would depend upon the sun's distance from the earth."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos) + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ize

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dʌɪˈkɒtəmʌɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dichotomizes (present, singular) dichotomizing (participle, present) dichotomized (participle, past) dichotomized (past)

Derived Forms

dichotomization

Frequently Paired Words

dichotomy

Synonyms

binarize bisect halve dichotomise

Questions

How do you pronounce dichotomize?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʌɪˈkɒtəmʌɪz/.
What does dichotomize mean?: To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
Where does dichotomize come from?: From Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos) + -ize.

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