Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Classify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
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"
3
assign to a class or kind
"How should algae be classified?"
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
4
to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
"The librarian asked me to classify these new books according to their subject matter before shelving them."
Example Sentences
"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
verb
"Classify these documents"
verb
"How should algae be classified?"
verb
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
verb
Related Terms
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