Meaning of DICHOTOMIZE
| Pronunciation: | | dI'kâtu`mIz
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[v] divide into two opposing groups or kinds |
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DICHOTOMIZE is a 11 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | dichotomise |
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| | See Also: | | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Di*chot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Dichotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dichotomizing}.] [See
{Dichotomous}.]
1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to
divide into pairs; to bisect. [R.]
The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good
things into grace and peace. --Bp. Hall.
2. (Astron.) To exhibit as a half disk. See {Dichotomy}, 3.
``[The moon] was dichotomized.'' --Whewell.
\Di*chot"o*mize\, v. i.
To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to
become dichotomous.
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