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clas·si·fy

classify

 
 
pronunciation:
klae sih faI
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part of speech: verb
inflections: classifies, classifying, classified
definition 1: to arrange or order (a group of things) with respect to type or class.
People classify trees by the kind of leaves they have.
synonyms:
arrange, group
similar words:
organize, sort
definition 2: to decide what type something is or what group it belongs to.
A strange movie like this is hard to classify.
derivation: classifiable (adj.)
Word Builder: classify +
  • classified advertisement:
    newspaper advertisements that are in groups according to what a person or business wants to sell or is looking for.