Verb: dichotomize dI'kó-tu,mIz or di'kó-tu,mIz- Divide into two opposing groups or kinds
"The study dichotomized the participants into treatment and control groups";
- dichotomise [Brit]
Derived forms: dichotomized, dichotomizes, dichotomizing
Type of: assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out