Synonyms for classify


Grammar : Verb
Spell : klas-uh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæs əˌfaɪ

Top 10 synonyms for classify Other synonyms for the word classify

Définition of classify

Origin :
  • 1782, from French classifier, from classe (see class (n.)) + -fier (see -fy). Related: Classified; classifying.
  • verb categorize
Example sentences :
  • She was moved by some emotion, but he was unable, for the moment, to classify it.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • "Oh, if you like, I will classify all our acquaintances for you," replied Claude.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • Then he went back to the press to classify this new document in it.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • How, while mankind were disputing about universals, could they classify phenomena?
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • It remains to combine and classify the materials thus verified.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • Then they may classify adverbs on the principle of their meaning, or according to their termination.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
  • You understand that we classify them: some do only half tasks, some three-quarters.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • I have attempted to classify these proposals under four headings.
  • Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann
  • In this bulletin they do not classify saltpeter as an adulterant.
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • “There are troubles, I own, which it is difficult to classify and interpret,” said her husband.
  • Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau

Antonyms for classify

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