classify
/ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/ verb B1- to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize · Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?
- to declare something a secret, especially a government secret · They decided to classify that information.
- To make classy
He/she/it classifies · Past classified · Past participle classified · -ing form classifying
Verb forms
- Base form
- classify
- He/she/it
- classifies
- Past
- classified
- Past participle
- classified
- -ing form
- classifying
From the library
But these specimens are so well labelled and classified that they hardly need your personal explanation.
“The brutal affectation with which you have enumerated and classified your crimes calls for a severe reprimand on the part of the court, both in the name of morality, and for the respect due to humanity.
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