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DICHOTOMIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they dichotomize ... he / she / it dichotomizes
Past simple: dichotomized
Past participle: dichotomized
-ing form: dichotomizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Divide into two opposing groups or kinds
Synonyms:
dichotomise; dichotomize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
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)
