classify
(verb)
verb
1. arrange or order by classes or categories
- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
Similar word(s): assort, class, separate, sort
Definition categories: cognition, categorise, categorize
2. declare unavailable, as for security reasons
- Classify these documents
Definition categories: social, control, restrict
3. assign to a class or kind
- How should algae be classified?
Similar word(s): relegate
Definition categories: cognition, assign, attribute
Sentences with classify as a verb:
- Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?
- They decided to classify that information.