Definition of classify - WordReference.com Dictionary

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classify
A	verb
	1	classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
			arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚reason ╚categorize; categorise ╚classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
	2	relegate, classify
			assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚assign; attribute ╚relegate, classify
	3	classify
			declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"
		Category Tree: prevent; keep ╚restrain; suppress; keep; keep back; hold back ╚control; hold in; hold; contain; check; curb; moderate ╚restrict ╚classify