Meaning of CLASSIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'klasu`fI
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- [v] arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
- [v] assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
- [v] declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"
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| | Synonyms: | | assort, class, relegate, separate, sort, sort out |
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| | Antonyms: | | declassify | | |
| | See Also: | | assign, attribute, catalog, catalogue, categorise, categorize, compare, count, dichotomise, dichotomize, grade, group, isolate, number, pigeonhole, reclassify, refer, restrict, size, stamp, stereotype, unitise, unitize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Clas"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & pp. {Classified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Classifying}.] [L. classis class + ?]
To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system;
to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common
properties or characters.
Syn: To arrange; distibute; rank.
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| | Related Terms: | | alphabetize, analyze, appraise, arrange, assess, assort, bolt, bosom, break down, catalog, categorize, class, codify, collate, conceal, digest, divide, evaluate, factor, file, file and forget, gauge, gradate, grade, group, hold out on, identify, in petto, index, keep, keep back, keep between us, keep buttoned up, keep close, keep dark, keep from, keep in ignorance, keep mum, keep secret, keep snug, keep under wraps, list, make no sign, never let on, not give away, not tell, order, pigeonhole, place, play dumb, range, rank, rate, riddle, screen, secrete, separate, sieve, sift, size, sort, sort out, subdivide, subordinate, tabulate, thrash out, type, veil, weigh, winnow, withhold |
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