v.
(classifies, classifying, classified)
- arrange (a group) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
▸assign to a particular class or category.
- designate (documents or information) as officially secret.
Derivative
- classifiable adj.
- classifier n.
Etymology
C18: back-form. from classification, from Fr., from classe ‘class’, from L. classis ‘division’.