classify

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 See also 1.2.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From French classifier.

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to classify (third-person singular simple present classifies, present participle classifying, simple past and past participle 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:classify

[edit] Related terms

• class
• classification

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[edit] See also

• arrange
• distribute
• rank

[edit] External links

• classify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• classify in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911