dichotomize
VerbSynonyms:
dichotomise
Open English WordNet
Verb (1)dichotomized, dichotomizing
- divide into two opposing groups or kindsSynonyms: dichotomiseMore general classify, class
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Di·chot′o·mize transitive verb [past tense & past participle Dichotomized; present participle & verbal noun Dichotomizing.]
Origin: See Dichotomous.
1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect. rare
The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace and peace.— Bp. Joseph Hall
2. Astronomy To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy, 3. “[The moon] was dichotomized.” William Whewell
Di·chot′o·mize intransitive verb
To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54