| v. t. | 1. | To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters. |
| Verb | 1. | classify - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| 2. | classify - declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents" Antonyms: declassify - lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents" | |
| 3. | classify - assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" Synonyms: relegate |