Meaning & use
Dichotomize
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To divide something into two sharply distinct or contradictory parts or categories.
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The debate tends to dichotomize the issue into simple right and wrong answers.
Critics argue the study dichotomizes a complex spectrum of behavior into just two categories.
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"Dichotomize" derives from "dichotomy," from Greek "dikha" (in two) and "temnein" (to cut), reflecting the word's literal sense of cutting something into two parts.
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