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classify

/ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/

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What does classify mean?

verb

  1. to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
  2. to declare something a secret, especially a government secret
  3. To make classy

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/

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Was he at a loss how to classify them, and did he consequently think that silence was the more prudent course?
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944
To explain all this, to classify it scientifically and to arrange it serially, would be, nowadays at least, an unscientific enterprise.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
More book examples (3)
There being as many different kinds of Magnetism as there are matter which is beyond the strength of human to classify.
Charles A. (Charles Alexander) OliverABC's of ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1331
The various elements we have enumerated as entering into the genesis of the majority of revolutions will not suffice to classify them.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
On analysing the component parts of a piece of hand-made lace, Heathcoat was enabled to classify the threads into longitudinal and diagonal.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935