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      classify
      verb
      to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
      to declare something a secret, especially a government secret
      To make classy
      Roots
      classisclass- · Latin · class, divisionfacio-fy · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for classify
      categorizevassortvsortnpigeonholenidentifyvseparateadjassessvevaluatevanalyzevsubdividev
      Words related to classify
      subclassifyvmisclassifyvreclassifyvcategorizableadjclassificationncategorizationnrelegatevclassificatoryadjdichotomizevsubclassificationnunitizevjournalizevclassifiableadjcategoriesncharacterizevdistinguishvcharacterizervdefinevdeclassifyvsecernvclassedvcompartmentalizevdiscriminatevsegregatevunclassifiableadjstratifyvgroupedadjdescribevdesignatevsubcategoryadj

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