Definition of classify - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
organizationarrange or organize by categories
- The librarian will classify all new books by genre..
2.
securityTECH. declare information as secret for security reasonsTECH.
- The government decided to classify the documents.
Origin of classify
Latin, classis (class) + facere (to make)
Terms with classify included in their meaning
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classification system
system of colours used to classify information
classification
classify items systematically
classification
classify or categorize
classify
include in a group or category
classification
classify or categorize something
business
identifier used to label or classify items as belonging together
labor classification
official category used to classify how a person is engaged in work
obscure
difficult to understand or classify
legal
shows how law or authorities officially classify someone or something
technology
stated pressure value used to rate or classify equipment or systems
classification
classify or categorize items or people
classification
classify or arrange by size
blood typing
classify blood sample into blood groups for transfusion
record management
category used to classify documents stored as official records
biology
laboratory method to classify bacteria by cell wall properties
classification
group used to classify living things
organization
group or classify into categories
classification
characteristic used to classify people statistically
legal
classify as a controlled substance
organization
organize or classify into categories or headings
classify
place into classes or divisions based on shared qualities
biology
staining technique used to classify bacteria
acr: International Classification of Diseases
system to classify diseases and health problems
classification
label used to classify a person into a socially recognized race group
Examples of classify in a sentence
We need to classify these documents by priority. They decided to classify the new satellite images. Officials will classify the data to protect national security.
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- French:classer, classifier, ...
- German:klassifizieren, ...
- Italian:classificare, ...
- Spanish:clasificar, catalogar, ...
- Portuguese:classificar, ...
- Chinese:归类, 列为机密, ...
- Japanese:分類する, 機密扱いにする, ...
- Arabic:صَنَّفَ, أَخْفَى, ...
- Hebrew:לְסַוֵּג, לְסַוֵּג, ...
- Russian:сортировать, засекречивать, ...
- Ukrainian:класифікувати, засекречувати, ...
- Hindi:वर्गीकृत करना, गुप्त घोषित करना, ...
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