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classify

[ klas-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, clas·si·fied, clas·si·fy·ing.
  1. to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.

    Synonyms: group, categorize, rate, rank, class

  2. to assign a classification to (information, a document, etc.). Compare classification ( def 5 ).
  3. to limit the availability of (information, a document, etc.) to authorized persons.


classify

/ ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to arrange or order by classes; categorize
  2. government to declare (information, documents, etc) of possible aid to an enemy and therefore not available to people outside a restricted group


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Derived Forms

  • ˈclassiˌfier, noun
  • ˈclassiˌfiable, adjective

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Other Words From

  • classi·fia·ble adjective
  • mis·classi·fy verb (used with object) misclassified misclassifying
  • non·classi·fia·ble adjective
  • over·classi·fy verb (used with object) overclassified overclassifying
  • pre·classi·fy verb (used with object) preclassified preclassifying
  • un·classi·fia·ble adjective
  • un·classi·fia·ble·ness noun
  • un·classi·fia·bly adverb
  • un·classi·fying adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of classify1

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin classi(s) class + -fy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of classify1

C18: back formation from classification

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Example Sentences

Or perhaps we instinctively classify Cubans as a people accustomed to being told what it is they need and want.

While some may classify that inactivity as laziness or indifference, Brown suggests the contrary.

If the doctor is biased, he may still classify it as a disorder that can lead to legal repercussions.

The end goal is to classify what happens when the memory goes awry.

There is a debate among experts about how to classify and define the effects of a lithium-ion battery meltdown.

We would classify these two departments in this way, though in the highest dramatic work elements of both phases are combined.

Classify each leukocyte seen, and calculate what percentage each variety is of the whole number classified.

Apple-growers classify apples into three different kinds, each consisting of a great many separate varieties.

Among them he found so many curious and various specimens that he was induced not only to draw but also to classify them.

It will be an useful task if I attempt to classify the evidence on each side, and to draw an inference therefrom.

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