CLASSIFY

classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate

(verb) arrange or order by classes or categories; “How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”

relegate, classify

(verb) assign to a class or kind; “How should algae be classified?”; “People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms”

classify

(verb) declare unavailable, as for security reasons; “Classify these documents”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

classify (third-person singular simple present classifies, present participle classifying, simple past and past participle classified)

to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

to declare something a secret, especially a government secret

Synonyms

• See also classify

Antonyms

• (to declare a secret): declassify

Source: Wiktionary


Clas"si*fy, v. t. [imp. & pp. Classified; p. pr. & vb. n. Classifying.] Etym: [L. classis class +

Definition: To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrnge in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.

Syn.

– To arrange; distibute; rank.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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