classify

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classify

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

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

verb classifies · classifying · classified

  1. to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?
  2. to declare something a secret, especially a government secret They decided to classify that information.
  3. To make classy

Similar: brand, cast, ticket, class, categorize, classify, compartmentalise, distribute, divide, estimate, evaluate, gauge

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