Dichotomize

Word DICHOTOMIZE
Character 11
Hyphenation di chot o mize
Pronunciations /dʌɪˈkɒtəmʌɪz/

Definitions and meanings of "Dichotomize"

What do we mean by dichotomize?

To separate into two parts or classifications. intransitive verb

To be or become divided into parts or branches; fork. intransitive verb

To cut into two parts; divide into pairs; specifically, to classify by subdivision into pairs.

To separate into pairs; become dichotomous.

Also spelled dichotomise.

To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous. intransitive verb

To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect. transitive verb

To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy, 3. transitive verb

To separate (or be separated) into parts or classifications verb

Divide into two opposing groups or kinds verb

To separate into two parts or classifications.

To be divided into two.

To exhibit as a half disk.

Dichotomous: A word that you don't know the meaning of, but you use because it is long and sounds educated. Common responses are either calling your bitch ass out, or responding as indicated in the example. Urban Dictionary

The state of division into two mutually exclusive,opposed or contradictory feelings Urban Dictionary

Feelings that are divided into two ways, sometimes contradictory Urban Dictionary

An important tool used in taxonomy, to classify living organisms. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dichotomize

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The word "dichotomize" in example sentences

By the mid 16th century school systems were starting to expand, and the term literate became more of a descriptor to dichotomize the population into those who could read and write in the local dialects. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Be sure to realize that most of the "I'M NOT VOTING FOR OBAMA, I'D RATHER VOTE MCCAIN" comments are actually by Republicans trying to further dichotomize the party ... get off here and go campaign for old man McCain noemi in los angeles ❋ Unknown (2008)

But as a committed member of a 500-year-old movement that has spread to more than 80 countries, I wonder whether we can really dichotomize the old, the new and the emerging. ❋ Sheldon C. Good (2010)

Essentially, they are attempting to dichotomize the environmental movement between hopeless anti-modern romantic yuppies, engaged in symbolic activities, and the sober modernists (exemplified by themselves) who celebrate and promote economic expansion as the only real way to address environmental degradation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When lawmakers and pundits say that providing social welfare programs to single young moms encourages illegitimate pregnancies and when they dichotomize "the right to life" versus "the right to choose," they fail to see young moms and their children as fully human. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If you try to dichotomize workers and managers, you're going to get people totally de-motivated. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Certainly the pressures to dichotomize the world of human experience were stronger, in that most cultures had strong sanctions against e.g. wearing gender-ambiguous or -inappropriate clothing. ❋ Doctor Science (2007)

March 7, 2006, 8: 04 pm texas hold em ottawa says: texas hold em ottawa oxygen dichotomize astounded ❋ Unknown (2004)

The new and improved line of attack is to dichotomize war opponents by, first, issuing the most back-handed of compliments to those who were anti-war all along – the unthreatening, marginalized “Michael Moore crowd.” ❋ Glenn Greenwald (2005)

Human beings love to dichotomize things, but the real world does not work that way. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I was wondering in terms of your 3 sons, how you've handled raising them and helping them dichotomize between what their family legacy is and what the media and what the public perceive it to be. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The fact that he spent those years in what Christians are prone to call “secular work” makes it clear that he rejects the way we dichotomize life. ❋ Jim McGuiggan (1997)

The heterogeneity of the dysthymia category arises, in part, from the DSM decision to dichotomize depression into major (including melancholic and nonmelancholic) forms versus minor (dysthymic) forms, rather than by the older endogenous (melancholia) versus reactive (neurotic) dichotomy. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

The assay may be used to dichotomize CLL the 13q-, +12, or normal genotype group versus the 11q- or 17p- group and may be used as an aid in determining disease prognosis in combination with additional biomarkers, morphology and other clinical information.

Logistically, how did you accomplish this and dichotomize those two performances? ❋ Landon Palmer (2010)

"My greatest fear, as a priest, alum, and as president of a high school which sends dozens of new students to (Marquette) each fall, is that the important decision to be made in this moment will instead dichotomize university from Church and reason from faith," Hartmann wrote. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dichotomous. Yeah I can do that too: [paraphernalia]. Doesn't make you sound any [smarter], [ass hole]. ❋ Irony Inspired Motherfucker (2005)

[Maria] once said "i have dichotomic feelings about [Istanbul],am in love with [the city] but i can't live in it" ❋ Tulpa (2016)

[Maria] has dichotomic feelings, as she [discovered] recently! ❋ Tulpa (2016)

"The [dichotomous key] can [classify] many [things]" ❋ Thatkpopstanfromlongisland (2021)

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