classify

Verb
  1. Arrange or order by classes or categories (synset 200656296)
    "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
    entail: compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of
    is a type of: categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category
    subtypes:
    • unitise, unitize - separate or classify into units
    • catalog, catalogue - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
    • isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
    • refer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
    • reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification
    • size - sort according to size
    • dichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kinds
    • pigeonhole, stamp, stereotype - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
    • group - arrange into a group or groups
    • grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to
    • count, number - put into a group
    same as: assort, class, separate, sort, sort out
  2. Declare unavailable, as for security reasons (synset 202514452)
    "Classify these documents"
    is a type of: control, restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to by law
  3. Assign to a class or kind (synset 200741667)
    "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
    is a type of: assign, attribute - decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
    same as: relegate

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