classify
Translation
to classify, to categorise, to grade
Examples
Scientists classify animals into different groups.
Scientists classify animals into different groups.
The government will classify the document as secret.
The government will classify the document as secret.
Grammar Patterns
to classify ((sth.)) to arrange (sth.) in groups We need to classify these samples.
to classify ((sth.)) as ((sth.)) to decide that (sth.) belongs to a particular group They classified the information as top secret.
Similar Words
Synonyms: categorise, group, sort; Antonyms: disorganise, jumble
Etymology
From Latin 'classis' (class) and '-ficare' (to make). Literally 'to make into a class'.
Memory Tips
Remember it as the action of putting things into a 'class' or group.