Syn: To arrange; distribute; rank. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
classify — clas‧si‧fy [ˈklæsfaɪ] 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 — 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 as — index classify, constitute (compose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
classify — (v.) 1799, from Fr. classifier, from classe (see CLASS (Cf. class)) + fier (see FY (Cf. fy)). Related: Classified; classifying … Etymology dictionary
classify — pigeonhole, *assort, sort Analogous words: *order, arrange, systematize, methodize, marshal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
classify — [v] categorize allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, button down*, catalogue, class, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, embody, file, grade, group,… … New thesaurus
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 — [klas′ə fī΄] vt. classified, classifying [< L classis (see CLASS1) + FY] 1. to arrange or group in classes according to some system or principle 2. to place in a class or category 3. to designate (governmental documents, reports, etc.) to be… … English World dictionary
classify — v. 1) (D; tr.) to classify according to (the children were classified according to age) 2) (U; tr.) to classify among, with 3) (D; tr.) to classify as (she was classified as fit for service) 4) (D; tr.) to classify by (to classify books by… … Combinatory 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
