classify (v.)

  1. arrange or order by classes or categories; How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?

    [ Syn: class , sort , assort , sort out , separate ]

  2. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; Classify these documents'

  3. assign to a class or kind; How should algae be classified?; People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms

    [ Syn: relegate ]

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