Definition
To divide or separate something into two opposite, mutually exclusive, or contradictory parts.
Etymology
From Greek 'dichotomia' (division into two), composed of 'dicha' (in two) and 'tome' (a cutting). The modern verb form with the '-ize' suffix became common in English around the 19th century.
Kelly Says
When politicians dichotomize every issue into 'us versus them,' they're using an ancient Greek rhetorical strategy that's powerful but often hides the complicated truth in the middle.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት ክፍሎች ክፍለ
hu-let kif-lo-ch kif-le
ARالعربية
قسم إلى قسمين
qism ila qism-in
BNবাংলা
দুভাগে ভাগ করা
du-bha-ge bha-ga kor-a
CACatalà
dichotomitzar
di-ko-to-mi-tzar
CSČeština
dichotomizovat
di-ko-to-mi-zo-vat
DADansk
dichotomisere
di-ko-to-mi-se-re
DEDeutsch
dichotomisieren
di-kə-ˈtoː-mi-ziː-ren
ELΕλληνικά
διχοτομίζω
di-cho-to-miz-o
ESEspañol
dichotomizar
di-kɔ-to-mi-zar
FAفارسی
دوگانهسازی
do-ga-ne-sa-zi
FISuomi
dichotomistaa
di-ko-to-mi-staa
FRFrançais
dichotomiser
di-kɔ-to-mi-ser
GUGU
द्वિભાગ કરવું
dv-i-bha-g kar-vu-n
HEעברית
להפריד
le-hi-pri-d
HIहिन्दी
द्विविभाजित करना
dv-i-vibhaj-it karna
HUMagyar
dichotomizálni
di-ko-to-mi-za-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
membagi menjadi dua
mem-ba-gi be-da-i dua
IGIG
gba ọtụtụ
gba ot-u-tu
ITItaliano
dichotomizzare
di-kɔ-to-mi-zar-re
KKKK
бөліп жіберу
bo-lip ji-ber-u
KMKM
បែងចែក
ba-eng-cha-ek
KO한국어
이분화하다
i-bun-hwa-ha-da
MRMR
द्विविभाजित करणे
dv-i-vibhaj-it kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
membagi kepada dua
mem-ba-gi ka-pa-da dua
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်ပိုင်း ခွဲ
nat-ping kweh
NLNederlands
dichotomiseren
di-kɔ-to-mi-se-ren
NONorsk
dichotomisere
di-ko-to-mi-se-re
PAPA
ਦੋ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡ
do bha-ga-n vi-ch vand
PLPolski
dwuwybierać
dv-u-vi-be-r-ac
PTPortuguês
dichotomizar
di-kɔ-ˈto-mi-zar
RORomână
dichotomizează
di-ko-to-mi-ză-e
RUРусский
дихотомизировать
di-kɔ-to-mi-zi-ro-vat
SVSvenska
dichotomisera
di-ko-to-mi-se-ra
SWKiswahili
tofauli
to-fau-li
TAதமிழ்
இரண்டாகப் பிரித்தல்
i-ran-da-ag-p-pri-tti-tal
TEతెలుగు
ద్విభాగం చేయడం
dv-i-bha-gam che-ya-dam
THไทย
แบ่งออกเป็นสอง
baeng ok ep song
TRTürkçe
ikilileştirmek
i-ki-li-li-ş-ter-mek
UKУкраїнська
дихотомізувати
di-kɔ-to-mi-zu-vaty
URاردو
دو حصوں میں تقسیم کرنا
do his-o-n mein ta-mi-m kar-na
VITiếng Việt
phân chia thành hai
phan chia thanh hai
ZUZU
ukusukela
u-ku-su-ku-e-la