Word: subcategorize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: sub
ca
te
gor
ize
Definition: To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: under, beneath
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
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