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classify

verb

ˈkla-sə-ˌfī How to pronounce classify (audio)
Definition of classifynext
1
as in to rank
to arrange or assign according to type classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

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2
as in to organize
to put into a particular arrangement classify the information you got from the Internet by source

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Recent Examples of classify The 32-year-old Cuban's new home is in the Central African Republic, a country currently classified as an extreme-risk destination for Americans due to armed conflict, violent crime and the threat of terrorism. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 For her, that includes celebrating when students pass AZELLA and are classified as proficient in English. — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026 The United Nations has also classified Israel’s actions as genocide, but Israel and the United States, which are allies, have denied this. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 Clancy’s case could be classified as filicide — a parent killing their own children — or a triple homicide. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classify
  1. rank
  2. organize
  3. distinguish
  4. arrange
  5. categorize
  6. order
  7. relegate
  8. group
Verb
  • Some Republican voters plan to simply vote for the incumbent and not rank in that race.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Lincoln County regained the top ranking two weeks ago when four-time champion Bowdon lost its second game.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of rank
Verb
  • Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Discover a few of our favorites from the sale, organized by category—skincare, hair, tools, makeup, fragrance, and body.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of organize
Verb
  • The following books refuse to treat breakups as a singular ending or distinguish the breakup from the inevitable awakening.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The new analysis used the MagLab’s 21-tesla Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer, which can distinguish an enormous number of compounds within extremely complex mixtures.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguish
Verb
  • AmaWaterways arranges pre- and post-cruise stays of several nights in both cities with luxury accommodations, cultural exploration led by local experts, and transfers between hotel and ship.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For this development, the team worked with two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, arranging alternating organic and inorganic layers into precise crystalline structures.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • The part that makes the idea harder to categorize may also be the part people remember.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Surfaces were scrubbed down, while dishes were washed and categorized into what Voraotsady had brought and what belonged to OK YAKI.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of categorize
Verb
  • Frimpong also ordered the government to thoroughly document the probable cause that leads to an arrest before a warrant could be obtained.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ordered the immediate suspension of Niger ‌State’s ⁠NSCDC commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, pending the outcome of a full investigation.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of order
Verb
  • That’s basically the role that Black women have been sort of relegated to — to be truth tellers.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Chinese Americans, in the hundreds and even thousands, were relegated to the background as atmosphere.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of relegate
Verb
  • Kardaris grouped ibogaine with other psychedelic or psychoactive substances that have drawn public interest.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • One of these political traditions – which can broadly be grouped as progressive nationalist – understood national sovereignty as the capacity to determine Brazil’s economic and political development on its own terms.
    — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of group

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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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