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1
to arrange or assign according to type
- classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity
Synonyms for classify
- assort,
- break down,
- categorize,
- class,
- codify,
- compartment,
- compartmentalize,
- digest,
- distinguish,
- distribute,
- grade,
- group,
- peg,
- place,
- range,
- rank,
- relegate,
- separate,
- sort,
- type
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2
to put into a particular arrangement
- classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of classify was in 1776
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