categise

categise · verb — thrash (verbally or physically).

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Etymology

First attested around the turn of the sixteenth century. The origin is uncertain; derivation is perhaps from the Ancient Greek καταιγίζω (kataigízō, “I rush down like a storm”), from καταιγίς (kataigís, “a storm descending from above”, figuratively “battle”).

verb

Thrash (verbally or physically).e.g.“Conceale your qualitie till we be private; if your parts be worthie of me, I will countenance you, if not, categize you.” — 1580–1615, an unknown source, quoted in: Henk Gras, All Semblative a Woman’s Part? (1991), page 241

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Words closest in meaning

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trashing 61% match — The act by which something is trashed. vs categise →
trounce 60% match — To beat severely; to thrash. vs categise →
bethwack 59% match — To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly. vs categise →
broderick 58% match — A thorough beating vs categise →
bashing 57% match — An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack. vs categise →
marmalize 56% match — To thrash or beat. vs categise →
beatdown 56% match — A severe beating. vs categise →
betrash 56% match — To make or treat as trash. vs categise →