classify

pronunciation

How to pronounce classify in British English: UK [ˈklæsɪfaɪ]word uk audio image

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  • Verb:
    arrange or order by classes or categories
    declare unavailable, as for security reasons
    assign to a class or kind

Word Origin

classify (v.)
1782, from French classifier, from classe (see class (n.)) + -fier (see -fy). Related: Classified; classifying.

Synonym

Example

1. Unlike americans , brazilians rarely classify themselves by race .
2. Intriguingly , there was also a virus that the researchers were unable to classify .
3. The challenge for mathematicians became how to classify the complete set of these simple groups .
4. Today we find it quite natural to classify the world as a prerequisite to understanding it .
5. Its software can analyse digital images , including video , to recognise and classify facial expressions .

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