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clas·si·fy  (kls-f)
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.

classi·fia·ble adj.

classify [ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)
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
[back formation from classification]
classifiable  adj
classifier  n
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Verb1.classify - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
unitise, unitize - separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency"
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
number, count - put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
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"
attribute, assign - decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

classify
verb categorize, sort, file, rank, arrange, grade, catalogue, codify, pigeonhole, tabulate, systematize Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
Translations
classify [ˈklæsɪfaɪ] VT
1. (= sort) → clasificar (in, into en) to classify sth under the letter Bclasificar algo bajo la letra B
2. (= restrict access to) [+ information] → clasificar como secreto

classify [ˈklæsɪfaɪ] vtclasser
classless society [ˌklɑːslɪssəˈsaɪətɪ] nsociété f sans classes

classify
vt
(= categorize)klassifizieren, (nach Klassen or Gruppen) ordnen
informationfür geheim erklären

classify [ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ] vtclassificare
classify [ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ] vtclassificare

classify
v classify [ˈklӕsifai]
to put into, or be in, a particular class or group How are the books in the library classified? klassifiseer يُصَنِّف класифицирам (roz)třídit kategorisere; inddele; klassificere einteilen ταξινομώ clasificar liigitama طبقه بندی کردن luokitella classer לְסַווֵג वर्गीकरण करना klasificirati, razvrstati osztályoz menggabungkan flokka classificare 分類する 분류하다 klasifikuoti, priskirti tam tikrai klasei/kategorijai klasificēt dikelaskan indelen klassifisere, dele inn i klasser klasyfikować classificar a clasifica классифицировать triediť razvrstiti (v razrede) klasifikovati klassificera, indela จัดกลุ่ม sınıflandırmak, tasnif etmek 把...分類 класифікувати درجہ بندی کرنا phân loại ...
n classifiˈcation [-fi-]
indeling, klassifikasie تَصْنيف класификация klasifikace, (roz)třídění kategorisering; inddeling; klassificering die Einteilung ταξινόμηση clasificación liigitus طبقه بندی luokittelu classification סִווּג @@@סִיווּג$$$ वर्गीकरण klasifikacija, razvrstavanje osztályozás klasifikasi flokkun classificazione 分類 분류, 등급 매기기 klasifikacija, klasifikavimas klasifikācija pengelasan indeling klassifisering, inndeling i klasser klasyfikacja classificação clasificare классификация triedenie razvrstitev klasifikacija klassifikation, klassificering การจัดกลุ่ม sınıflandırma 分類 класифікація; визначення категорій درجہ بندی sự phân loại
adj classified
officially secret classified information. geklassifiseerde مُصَنَّف поверителен tajný, utajovaný fortrolig vertraulich απόρρητος secreto, confidencial salajane, sala- سری؛ بسیار محرمانه confidentiel/-elle מְסוָּוג वर्गीकृत povjerljivi dokumenti bizalmas rahasia riservato, segreto 機密の 기밀의 įslaptintas, slaptas klasificēts maklumat sulit vertrouwelijk, confidentieel hemmelighetstemplet, (sikkerhets)gradert tajny засекреченный utajovaný, tajný zaupen poverljiv hemligstämplad ความลับ gizli 官方機密的 такий, що офіційно визнаний секретним سکاری طور پر خفیہ đã được xếp loại
n classified ˈad
(Americanwant ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc. geklassifiseerde/klein advertensie, snuffeladvertensie إعْلانات مُبَوَّبَه тематична обява inzerát rubrikannonce die Anzeige μικρές αγγελίες σε έντυπο anuncios por palabras erakuulutus آگهی های ستونی روزنامه ها petite annonce מוֹדָעָה מְסוּוֶגֶת वर्गीकृत विज्ञापन oglas apróhirdetés iklan baris piccola pubblicità 項目別広告 (구인, 구직 등의) 안내 광고 skelbimas sludinājums iklan kecil rubrieksadvertentie rubrikkannonse ogłoszenie drobne тематическое объявление inzerát oglas oglas rubrikannons โฆษณาย่อยในหนังสือพิมพ์ küçük ilânlar 分類廣告 об'ява مختصر اشتہارات mục rao vặt 广


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I said "petrified" was good; as I be- lieved, myself, that the only right way to classify the majestic ages of some of those jokes was by geologic periods.
Fixing our attention on such outside shows of similarity or difference, we lose sight of those realities by which nature, fortune, fate, or Providence has constituted for every man a brotherhood, wherein it is one great office of human wisdom to classify him.
I guess he might as well classify Professor Beecher in the same way.
 
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