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DICHOTOMISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they dichotomise
... he / she / it dichotomises
Past simple: dichotomised
-ing form: dichotomising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Divide into two opposing groups or kinds
Synonyms:
dichotomise; dichotomize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "dichotomise" 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:
dichotomisation (the act of dividing into two sharply different categories)
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