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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Dichotomize

· Di·chot·o·mize · IPA /dʌɪˈkɒtəmʌɪz/
01 v. t. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect.
imp. & p. p. Dichotomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Dichotomizing
  1. 1.
    To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect.[R.]
    “The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace and peace.” — Bp. Hall.
  2. 2.
    To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy, 3.(Astron.) See: Dichotomy
02 v. i. To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous.
  1. 1.
    To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous.