classify

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/(UK)
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/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/(UK) · /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/(US)

Definition of classify

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
    “Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?”
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verb

  1. to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
    “Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?”
  2. to declare something a secret, especially a government secret
    “They decided to classify that information.”
  3. To make classy

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From French classifier. By surface analysis, class + -ify.

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