Meaning

1 senses

  1. To categorize more than is suitable or necessary.

Origin

From over- + categorize.

From over- + categorize.

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Forms

overcategorizes, overcategorizing, overcategorized, overcategorized
Base formovercategorize · to overcategorize
3rd person singularovercategorizes
Present participleovercategorizing
Past simpleovercategorized
Past participleovercategorized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyovercategorize
he, she, itovercategorizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsovercategorized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overcategorized
he, she, ithas overcategorized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overcategorize

Synonyms

1 synonyms
overcompartmentalize

Word family

1 related words
Derivedovercategorization

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overburdenovercastoverchargeovercoatB2
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