Dictionary

classify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/ (US)
• /ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

From French classifier. By surface analysis, class + -ify.

Meanings

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

Forms

Antonyms

declassify (antonym(s) of “to declare a secret”)

Deriveds

subclassify · unclassify · preclassify · misclassify · classifiable · overclassify · reclassify · interclassify · underclassify · autoclassify · transclassify · disclassify

Hypernyms

identify

Hyponyms

appraise

Relateds

alphabetize · guess · index · classification · arrange · distribute · class · rank

Synonyms

cast · judge · estimate · evaluate · sort · distribute · subdivide · brand · divide · peg · measure · ticket · label · classify · gauge · categorize · pigeonhole · compartmentalise · class · overclassify · winnow

Translations (73)

sw -ainisha (identify or divide into classes) · hu osztályoz (identify or divide into classes) · fa سانردن (identify or divide into classes) · cmn 分類 /分类 (identify or divide into classes) · es encasillar (identify or divide into classes) · pt classificar (declare secret) · de einordnen (identify or divide into classes) · de klassifizieren (identify or divide into classes) · ga rangaigh (identify or divide into classes) · eo klasifiki (identify or divide into classes) · cmn 定為機密 /定为机密 (declare secret) · id mengelaskan (identify or divide into classes) · uk засекре́тити (declare secret) · fa نوعردن (identify or divide into classes) · ms mengklasifikasikan (identify or divide into classes) · pt classificar (identify or divide into classes) · mi kōmaka (identify or divide into classes) · th จำแนก (identify or divide into classes) · et liigitama (identify or divide into classes) · la discribō (identify or divide into classes) · mn нууцлах (declare secret) · be засакрэ́чваць (declare secret) · da klassificere (identify or divide into classes) · mr वर्गीकरण करणे (identify or divide into classes) · nl rangschikken (identify or divide into classes) · ro clasifica (identify or divide into classes) · uk класифікува́ти (identify or divide into classes) · et klassifitseerima (identify or divide into classes) · de als vertraulich / geheim einstufen (declare secret) · io klasigar (identify or divide into classes) · fi lajitella (identify or divide into classes) · hy դասդասել (identify or divide into classes) · cs klasifikovat (identify or divide into classes) · uk засекре́чувати (declare secret) · km ចាត់ថ្នាក់ (identify or divide into classes) · fr classifier (declare secret) · gl clasificar (identify or divide into classes) · id mengklasifikasi (identify or divide into classes) · ar قَسَّمَ (identify or divide into classes) · vi phân loại (identify or divide into classes) · be класіфікава́ць (identify or divide into classes) · ru засекре́чивать (declare secret) · es clasificar (declare secret) · fi luokitella salaiseksi (declare secret) · ru засекре́тить (declare secret) · fr classifier (identify or divide into classes) · sh klasificirati (identify or divide into classes) · ast clasificar (identify or divide into classes) · ar صَنَّفَ (identify or divide into classes) · sh razvrstati (identify or divide into classes) · ru классифици́ровать (identify or divide into classes) · fi ryhmittää (identify or divide into classes) · be засакрэ́ціць (declare secret) · mn ангилах (identify or divide into classes) · es clasificar (identify or divide into classes) · sv klassificera (identify or divide into classes) · lv klasificēt (identify or divide into classes) · mi whakarōpū (identify or divide into classes) · ja 分類する (identify or divide into classes) · ms mengelaskan (identify or divide into classes) · hy գաղտնիացնել (declare secret) · de unterteilen (identify or divide into classes) · fi jäsentää (identify or divide into classes) · ca classificar (identify or divide into classes) · hy դասակարգել (identify or divide into classes) · nl classificeren (identify or divide into classes) · de einstufen (identify or divide into classes) · pl klasyfikować (identify or divide into classes) · cmn 分等 (identify or divide into classes) · id mengelompokkan (identify or divide into classes) · fi luokitella (identify or divide into classes) · id mengklasifikasikan (identify or divide into classes) · bg класифицирам (identify or divide into classes)