Classify meaning

What does “classify” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“classify” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: arrange or order by classes or categories.

classify

arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
Synonymsclass sort assort sort out separate
declare unavailable, as for security reasons
“Classify these documents”
Oppositesdeclassify
assign to a class or kind
“How should algae be classified?”
“People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms”
Synonymsrelegate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University