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cat|ego|rize /kæ t I gəra I z/ (categorizes , categorizing , categorized ) in BRIT, also use categorise VERB If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to. □ [V n] Lindsay, like his films, is hard to categorise. □ [V n] Make a list of your child's toys and then categorise them as sociable or antisocial. □ [V -ing] …new ways of categorizing information. ●  cat|ego|ri|za|tion /kæ t I gəra I ze I ʃ ^ə n/ (categorizations ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] …the categorisation of new types of missiles.

cat|ego|ry ◆◇◇ /kæ t I gri, [AM ] -gɔːri/ (categories ) N‑COUNT If people or things are divided into categories , they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way. □ [+ of ] This book clearly falls into the category of fictionalised autobiography. □  The tables were organised into six different categories. SYNONYMS category NOUN 1

class:…the division of the stars into six classes of brightness.

genre:…his love of films and novels in the horror genre.

sort:What sort of school did you go to?

type:In 1990, 25% of households were of this type.

ca|ter /ke I tə ^r / (caters , catering , catered )

1 VERB In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people. □ [V + for ] Minorca is the sort of place that caters for families. □ [V + to ] We cater to an exclusive clientele.

2 VERB In British English, to cater for something means to take it into account. In American English, you say you cater to something. □ [V + for ] …shops that cater for the needs of men. □ [V + to ] Exercise classes cater to all levels of fitness.

3 VERB If a person or company caters for an occasion such as a wedding or a party, they provide food and drink for all the people there. □ [V + for ] Nunsmere Hall can cater for receptions of up to 300 people. □ [V n] Does he cater parties too?

4 → see also catering , self-catering

ca|ter|er /ke I tərə ^r / (caterers ) N‑COUNT Caterers are people or companies that provide food and drink for a place such as an office or for special occasions such as weddings and parties. □  …food brought in from outside caterers.

ca|ter|ing /ke I tər I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N , oft N n] Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties. □ [+ for ] He recently did the catering for a presidential reception.

cat|er|pil|lar /kæ tə ^r p I lə ^r / (caterpillars ) N‑COUNT A caterpillar is a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.

cat|er|waul /kæ tə ^r wɔːl/ (caterwauls , caterwauling , caterwauled ) VERB If a person or animal caterwauls , they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight. □ [V ] …shrieking and caterwauling in mock distress. ● N‑COUNT Caterwaul is also a noun. □  …blood-curdling caterwauls. ●  cat|er|waul|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  …high-pitched moaning and caterwauling.

cat|fight /kæ tfa I t/ (catfights ) N‑COUNT A catfight is an angry fight or quarrel, especially between women. [mainly JOURNALISM ] □  A catfight has erupted over who will get top billing.

cat|fish /kæ tf I ʃ/ (catfish ) N‑VAR Catfish are a type of fish that have long thin spines around their mouths.