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clas·si·fy
(klăs′ə-fī′)tr.v. clas·si·fied, clas·si·fy·ing, clas·si·fies
1. To arrange or organize according to class or category.
2. To designate (a document, for example) as confidential, secret, or top secret.
clas′si·fi′a·ble adj.
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classify
(ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to arrange or order by classes; categorize
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government to declare (information, documents, etc) of possible aid to an enemy and therefore not available to people outside a restricted group
[C18: back formation from classification]
ˈclassiˌfiable adj
ˈclassiˌfier n
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clas•si•fy
(ˈklæs əˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
2. to limit the availability of (information, a document, etc.) to authorized persons.
[1790–1800; compare French classifier]
clas′si•fi`a•ble, adj.
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classify
Past participle: classified
Gerund: classifying
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| Verb | 1. |  classify - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"catalogue, catalog - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives" isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them refer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species" reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" size - sort according to size dichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kinds stereotype, pigeonhole, stamp - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?" categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize" grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to |
| 2. | classify - declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents" restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled" declassify - lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents" | |
| 3. | classify - assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" |
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classify
verb categorize, sort, file, rank, arrange, grade, catalogue, codify, pigeonhole, tabulate, systematize Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
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classify
verb1. To distribute into groups according to kinds:
2. To assign to a class or classes:
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Translations
يُصَنِّف
klasifikovattřídit
inddelekategorisereklassificere
einteilenklassieren
luokitellasalainen
flokka
įslaptintasklasifikacijaklasifikavimaspriskirti tam tikrai klasei/kategorijai
klasificēt
razvrstiti
sınıflandırmaktasnif etmek
classify
[ˈklæsɪfaɪ] VT1. (= sort) → clasificar (in, into en) to classify sth under the letter B → clasificar algo bajo la letra B
2. (= restrict access to) [+ information] → clasificar como secreto
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classify
vt
(= categorize) → klassifizieren, (nach Klassen or Gruppen) ordnen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
classify
(ˈklӕsifai) verb to put into, or be in, a particular class or group. How are the books in the library classified?
ˌclassifiˈcation (-fi-) nounclassified adjective
officially secret. classified information.
ˌclassified ˈad noun (American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
classify
vt. clasificar, distribuir.
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