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classifying

[klas-uh-fahy] Origin

clas·si·fy

[klas-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1.
to arrange or organize by classes; order according to 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.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Latin classi(s) class + -fy

clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
mis·clas·si·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
non·clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·clas·si·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
pre·clas·si·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
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un·clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
un·clas·si·fi·a·ble·ness, noun
un·clas·si·fi·a·b·ly, adverb
un·clas·si·fy·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. class, rank, rate, categorize, group.

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Classifying is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

classify
1799, from Fr. classifier, from classe (see class). Related: Classification (1790).
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