classify
//ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ//
formalForms
- present (v1)
- classify
- past (v2)
- classified
- past participle (v3)
- classified
- present participle
- classifying
- 3rd person singular
- classifies
Definitions
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.
3.To make classy
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4655
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From French classifier.
By surface analysis, class + -ify.