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
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
• See also classify
• (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
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
