classify (ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
)
Definitions
verb
(tr)- to arrange or order by classes; categorize
- government to declare (information, documents, etc) of possible aid to an enemy and therefore not available to people outside a restricted group
Alternative Forms
ˈclassiˌfiable adjective ˈclassiˌfier nounWord Origin
C18: back formation from classificationSynonyms
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categorize,
sort,
file,
rank,
arrange,
grade,
catalogue,
codify,
pigeonhole,
tabulate,
systematize,
Usage examples
If I were a Jungian, which I am not, I would probably classify you as the introverted, thinking type.
, AFTERMATH (2001)To classify TQM as a line or a staff function is, in my view, naive.
Business Today (1998)He also ruled President George W. Bush had no authority to classify inmates as ``enemy combatants'.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)One of our dominant urges as we achieve sentience is to classify.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)We collect and classify the artificial and natural products of every known country and civilisation.
, The Education of a Gardener (1994)