classify

to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

Verb

  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

Origin

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

Forms

classifies classifying classified

Synonyms

brand cast class categorize classify compartmentalise distribute divide estimate evaluate gauge judge label measure overclassify peg pigeonhole sort subdivide winnow

Antonyms

declassify

Hypernyms

identify

Hyponyms

appraise

Related

class classification arrange distribute rank alphabetize guess index

Derived

autoclassify classifiable disclassify interclassify misclassify overclassify preclassify reclassify subclassify transclassify unclassify underclassify