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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb classify has 3 senses

• classify(v = verb.cognition) assort, class, separate, sort, sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
is one way to categorise, categorize
Derived forms noun class₃, noun class₁, noun class₇, noun class₅, noun classification₁, noun classification₃, noun classification₂, adjective classificatory₁, noun classifier₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

• classify(v = verb.social) Array - declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"
is one way to restrict
Derived form noun classification₄
Antonym: declassify
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue classify the movie

• classify(v = verb.cognition) relegate - assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
is one way to assign, attribute
Derived forms noun class₃, noun class₁, noun class₇, noun class₅, noun classification₁, noun classification₃, noun classification₂, adjective classificatory₁, noun classifier₂, noun classifier₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

classify

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

ROGET THESAURUS

classify

Arrangement

VB reduce to order, bring into order, introduce order into, rally, arrange, dispose, place, form, put in order, set in order, place in order, set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal, cast the parts, assign the parts, dispose of, assign places to, assort, sort, sift, riddle, put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array, apportion, class, classify, divide, file, string together, thread, register, catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade, methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix, unravel, disentangle, ravel, card, disembroil, feaze.

Identification

VB identify, recognize, match, match up, classify, recall, remember, find similarity (similarity), put in its proper place, put in its proper niche, place in order (arrangement).

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