/ Dictionary / Index C categoric contact: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cat'egor'ic con'tact Pronunciation: [key] — Sociol. Sociol. behavior toward an individual on the basis of the type or group of people that person represents rather than on the basis of personal makeup. Cf. sympathetic contact. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. categorical imperative categorize Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language