DICHOTOMIZE


Meaning of DICHOTOMIZE in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmīz verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Late Latin dichotom os + English -ize

transitive verb

1. : to divide into two parts, classes, or groups

dichotomize all answers into those right and those wrong

dichotomize the animal world into vertebrate and invertebrate

2. : to separate into several parts

intransitive verb

1. : to become readily dichotomized : split readily into two groups or classes

2. : to form or grow into a dichotomy

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