Classify - Definition

v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn:
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out,
separate]
2: declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these
documents" [ant: declassify]
3: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?";
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [syn:
relegate, classify]