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classify

clas·sify

UK/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/ US/ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

arrange or order by classes or categories

  • “How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
2.

declare unavailable, as for security reasons

  • “Classify these documents”
Antonyms
3.

assign to a class or kind

  • “How should algae be classified?”
  • “People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms”
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Origin

From French classifier. By surface analysis, class + -ify.

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