overcategorize

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verb

To categorize more than is suitable or necessary.

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overcompartmentalize
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Meanings

verbovercategorize (third-person singular simple present overcategorizes, present participle overcategorizing, simple past and past participle overcategorized)

present singular third person overcategorizes · participle present overcategorizing · participle past overcategorized · past overcategorized

  1. transitiveTo categorize more than is suitable or necessary.

    Synonyms: overcompartmentalize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo categorize more than is suitable or necessary.

Similar
overcompartmentalize
Also see
overcompartmentalize

Origin

From over- + categorize.

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APA

overcategorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcategorize

MLA

“overcategorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcategorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcategorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcategorize.

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