Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: binarize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discretize
verb
To be divided into two.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: bisect, halve
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To exhibit as a half disk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
divide into two opposing groups or kinds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dichotomise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
History
From Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos) + -ize.
