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DICHOTOMIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dichotomize mean? 

DICHOTOMIZE (verb)
  The verb DICHOTOMIZE has 1 sense:

1. divide into two opposing groups or kindsplay

  Familiarity information: DICHOTOMIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DICHOTOMIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they dichotomize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it dichotomizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: dichotomized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: dichotomized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: dichotomizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Divide into two opposing groups or kinds

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

dichotomise; dichotomize

Hypernyms (to "dichotomize" is one way to...):

assort; class; classify; separate; sort; sort out (arrange or order by classes or categories)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

dichotomization (the act of dividing into two sharply different categories)

dichotomy (being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses)


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