miscategorize

To categorize incorrectly.

Verb

  1. To categorize incorrectly.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meythâ‚‚-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English categorize English miscategorize From mis- + categorize.

Forms

miscategorizes miscategorizing miscategorized

Synonyms

misclassify

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