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Classify

Classify Meaning & Definition
Classify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Classify?

[v] arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
[v] assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
[v] declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Classify: assort | class | relegate | separate | sort | sort out

Related Terms | Find terms related to Classify: alphabetize | analyze | appraise | arrange | assess | assort | bolt | bosom | break down | catalog | categorize | class | codify | collate | conceal | digest | divide | evaluate | factor | file | file and forget | gauge | gradate | grade | group | hold out on | identify | in petto | index | keep | keep back | keep between us | keep buttoned up | keep close | keep dark | keep from | keep in ignorance | keep mum | keep secret | keep snug | keep under wraps | list | make no sign | never let on | not give away | not tell | order | pigeonhole | place | play dumb | range | rank | rate | riddle | screen | secrete | separate | sieve | sift | size | sort | sort out | subdivide | subordinate | tabulate | thrash out | type | veil | weigh | winnow | withhold

See Also | assign | attribute | catalog | catalogue | categorise | categorize | compare | count | dichotomise | dichotomize | grade | group | isolate | number | pigeonhole | reclassify | refer | restrict | size | stamp | stereotype | unitise | unitize

Classify In Webster's Dictionary

\Clas"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & pp. {Classified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Classifying}.] [L. classis class + ?] To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters. Syn: To arrange; distibute; rank.

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