CLASSIFY
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CLASSIFY ( CLASIFICAR )
clas·si·fy
verb \ˈkla-sə-ˌfī\: to arrange (people or things) into groups based on ways that they are alike
: to consider (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group
FULL DEFINITION OF CLASSIFY
transitive verb
1: to arrange in classes <classifying books according to subject matter>
2: to assign (as a document) to a category
— clas·si·fi·able \ˌkla-sə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective
EXAMPLES OF CLASSIFY
- Students will be learning about the ways scientists classify animals.
- The online system can classify books by subject.
RELATED TO CLASSIFY
Synonyms
assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
Antonymsderange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, mess (up), muss (up), rumple, upset
Related Wordsarray, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorize
Near Antonymsconfuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistype