classify

Meaning of classify

verb
  1. arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
    mountain peaks are classified according to their shape
  2. designate (documents or information) as officially secret.
    government officials classified 6.3 million documents in 1992

late 18th century: back-formation from classification, from French, from classe ‘class’, from Latin classis ‘division’.

Information about classify

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of classify is: classifies.
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Hyphenation of classify

clas-sify

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • classify is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

classify synonyms

Meaning class:

class, sort, assort, separate

Meaning relegate:

relegate

Translation of classify

Words that rhyme with classify

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