English

Verb

classify ‎(third-person singular simple present classifies, present participle classifying, simple past and past participle classified)

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.‎

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:classify

Antonyms

• (to declare a secret): declassify

Related terms

• class
• classification

Translations

See also

• arrange
• distribute
• rank

External links

• classify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• classify in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911