categorize
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkætəɡɝˌaɪz// cat·e·go·rize
v. to put things into groups based on what they have in common. You use this when you want to organize information or objects into specific types.
v. to classify or arrange into groups according to shared characteristics or attributes. Often used in academic or administrative contexts to describe the systematic sorting of data.
The computer can categorize your emails automatically.
The librarian spent the afternoon categorizing the new books so they would be easy to find.
By categorizing the data into distinct demographic segments, the researchers were able to identify specific trends that had previously been obscured by the sheer volume of raw information.
From category + -ize.