classify

  • 1classify — 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

  • 2classify — 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

  • 3classify as — index classify, constitute (compose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4Classify — Clas si*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Classified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Classifying}.] [L. classis class + fy.] To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5classify — (v.) 1799, from Fr. classifier, from classe (see CLASS (Cf. class)) + fier (see FY (Cf. fy)). Related: Classified; classifying …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6classify — pigeonhole, *assort, sort Analogous words: *order, arrange, systematize, methodize, marshal …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7classify — [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,… …

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  • 8classify — ► 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

  • 9classify — [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

  • 10classify — 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… …

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