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Categorize vs Recategorize - What's the difference?

categorize | recategorize |

As verbs the difference between categorize and recategorize

is that categorize is to assign a category; to divide into classes while recategorize is to categorize again, to put in a new or different category.

categorize

English

Alternative forms

* categorise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

(categoriz)
  • To assign a category; to divide into classes.
    • First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * category * categorisation * categorization

    recategorize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * recategorise

    Verb

    (recategoriz)
  • To categorize again, to put in a new or different category.