classify

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French classifier.

Pronunciation

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Verb

classify (third-person singular simple present classif, present participle ies, 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.

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