classify (verb)

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• classify — ► VERB (classifies, classified) 1) arrange (a group) in classes according to shared characteristics. 2) assign to a particular class or category. 3) designate (documents or information) as officially secret. DERIVATIVES classifiable adjective… …   English terms dictionary

• classify — clas‧si‧fy [ˈklæsfaɪ] verb classified PTandPP [transitive] to state officially that something belongs to a particular group or type: classify something as something • a substance that is officially classified as hazardous * * * classify UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• classify — verb a) To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize Should we classify make up as an idiom or as a phrasal verb? b) To declare something a …   Wiktionary

• classify — I verb allocate, allot, analyze, apportion, arrange, assort, brand, break down, catalogue, categorize, class, classify as, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, file, form into classes, grade, group,… …   Law dictionary

• classify — verb Classify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑type …   Collocations dictionary

• classify — verb (T) 1 to decide what group a plant, animal, book etc belong to according to a system: classify sth as: Is this plant classified as a moss or a lichen? 2 to regard people or things as belonging to a particular type because they have the same… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• classify — verb we can classify the students into two groups Syn: categorize, group, grade, rank, rate, order, organize, range, sort, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize; catalog, list, file, index, lump …   Thesaurus of popular words

• classify — verb (classifies, classifying, classified) 1》 arrange (a group) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.     ↘assign to a particular class or category. 2》 designate (documents or information) as officially secret …   English new terms dictionary

• classify — verb Syn: categorize, group, grade, rank, order, organize, sort, type, codify, bracket …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• classify */*/ — UK [ˈklæsɪfaɪ] / US [ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms classify : present tense I/you/we/they classify he/she/it classifies present participle classifying past tense classified past participle classified 1) a) to put people or things into… …   English dictionary

• classify — clas|si|fy [ klæsı,faı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to put people or things into particular groups according to the features that they have: classify someone/something according to something: In the study families are classified according to their… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English