Classify
/ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/ verb
verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
"Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?"
- 2 arrange or order by classes or categories wordnet
- 3 to declare something a secret, especially a government secret
"They decided to classify that information."
- 4 assign to a class or kind wordnet
- 5 To make classy
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- 6 declare unavailable, as for security reasons wordnet
Example
More examples"Please classify these books by subject."
Etymology
From French classifier. By surface analysis, class + -ify.