classify (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 3 senses of the word *classify*:
VERB	cognition	classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate	arrange or order by classes or categories / categories
social	classify	declare unavailable, as for security reasons
cognition	classify, relegate	assign to a class or kind

classify > pronunciation
Sounds	klae'sahfay.
Rhymes	acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay...

English > *classify*: 3 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Arrange or order by classes or categories / categories.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
Synonyms	class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
Entails	compare	Examine and note the similarities or differences of
Entailed by	identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name	identify as in botany or biology, for example
Narrower	catalogue, catalog	Make an itemized list or catalog of
	count, number	put into a group
	dichotomize, dichotomise	divide into two opposing groups or kinds
	grade	Determine the grade of or assign a grade to
	group	Arrange into a group or groups
	isolate	separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
	pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp	treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
	reclassify	classify anew, change the previous classification
	refer	think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle / principle or with a general group or in relation to another
	size	sort according to size
	unitize, unitise	separate or classify into units
Broader	categorize, categorise	place into or assign to a category / category
Spanish	clasificar, ordenar, separar
Catalan	classificar, separar
Adjectives	classificatory	relating to or involving classification
Nouns	class	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	class	people having the same social, economic, or educational status
	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
	class	a league ranked by quality
	classification	the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
	classification	the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories / categories
	classification	a group of people or things arranged by class or category
	classifier	a person who creates classifications

English > *classify*: 3 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	declare unavailable, as for security reasons.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	Sam and Sue classify the movie
Example	"Classify these documents"
Broader	restrict, control	place under restrictions
Opposite	declassify	Lift the restriction on and make available again
Spanish	clasificar
Catalan	classificar
Nouns	classification	restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

English > *classify*: 3 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Assign to a class or kind.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Synonym	relegate
Broader	assign, attribute	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
Adjectives	classificatory	relating to or involving classification
Nouns	class	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	class	people having the same social, economic, or educational status
	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
	class	a league ranked by quality
	classification	the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
	classification	the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories / categories
	classification	a group of people or things arranged by class or category
	classifier	a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs
	classifier	a person who creates classifications

HyperDic: classify