The difference between Categorize and Distribute

When used as verbs, categorize means to assign a category, whereas distribute means to divide into portions and dispense.

check bellow for the other definitions of Categorize and Distribute

Categorize as a verb (transitive):

To assign a category; to divide into classes.

Examples:

"First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions."

Distribute as a verb (transitive):

To divide into portions and dispense.

Examples:

"He distributed the bread amongst his followers."
Distribute as a verb (transitive):

To supply to retail outlets.

Examples:

"The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."
Distribute as a verb (transitive):

To deliver or pass out.

Examples:

"A network of children distributes flyers to every house."
Distribute as a verb (transitive):

To scatter or spread.

Examples:

"I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."
Distribute as a verb (transitive):

To apportion (more or less evenly).

Examples:

"The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area."
Distribute as a verb (transitive):

To classify or separate into categories.

Examples:

"The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments."
Distribute as a verb (intransitive, mathematics):

To be distributive.
Distribute as a verb (printing):

To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
Distribute as a verb (printing):

To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
Distribute as a verb (logic):

To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.