Dictionary
di•chot•o•mize
Pronunciation: (dī-kot'u-mīz"), [key]
—v., -mized, -miz•ing.
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v.t.
to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
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v.i.
to become divided into two parts; form a dichotomy.
Also, esp. Brit.,di•chot'o•mise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.