Word: overcategorizes
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
ca
te
gor
i
zes
Definition: Third-person singular of overcategorize
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: above, or higher
Affix: category
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κᾰτᾰ-
Language: grc
Decoded: kata-
Meaning: against
Affix: ᾰ̓γορεύω
Language: grc
Decoded: agoreuo
Meaning: to speak
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.