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The synonyms of “Classify” are: assort, class, separate, sort, sort out, relegate, put in order, order, set out, lay out, spread out, array, present, put out, display, exhibit, group, organize, tidy, position, dispose, categorize, put into sets, grade, rank, rate, range, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize, stratify, catalogue, tabulate, list, file, index
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “classify” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| array | Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. The manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him. |
| assort | (of genes or characteristics) become distributed among cells or progeny. He would assort it with the fabulous dogs as a monstrous invention. |
| bracket | Enclose a complex expression in brackets to denote that the whole of the expression rather than just a part of it has a particular relation such as multiplication or division to another expression. It s always best to bracket your exposures. |
| catalogue | Make a catalogue compile a catalogue. The picture was withdrawn before being catalogued. |
| categorize | Place in a particular class or group. Children learn early on to categorize. |
| class | Arrange or order by classes or categories. Conduct which is classed as criminal. |
| codify | Arrange according to a plan or system. This would codify existing intergovernmental cooperation on drugs. |
| display | Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing of animals. The palace used to display a series of tapestries. |
| dispose | Get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else. The Scottish champions were buoyant after they disposed of English champions Leeds. |
| exhibit | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. No foreign painters were exhibited. |
| file | File a formal charge against. Criminal charges were filed against the firm. |
| grade | Arrange in or allocate to grades classify or sort. The sky graded from blue at the top of the shot to white on the horizon. |
| group | Put in a group or groups. Can you group these shapes together. |
| index | List in an index. The pins are retracted and indexed to occupy an adjacent slotted position. |
| lay out | Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment. |
| list | Include or enter in a list. I have listed four reasons below. |
| order | Bring order to or into. He ordered that the ship be abandoned. |
| organize | Arrange systematically; order. She was unsuited to anything where she had to organize herself. |
| position | Put into a certain place or abstract location. A development plan which will position the city as a major economic force in the region. |
| present | Present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize. The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students. |
| put in order | Make an investment. |
| put into sets | Make an investment. |
| put out | Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. |
| range | Have a range be capable of projecting over a certain distance as of a gun. The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals. |
| rank | Give someone or something a rank or place within a grading system. The Secretary of State ranks all the other members of the cabinet. |
| rate | Assign a standard, optimal, or limiting rating to (a piece of equipment. Gold was rated highly among the Romans. |
| relegate | Refer to another person for decision or judgment. She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues. |
| separate | Separate into parts or portions. After her parents separated she was brought up by her mother. |
| set out | Disappear beyond the horizon. |
| sort | Resolve the problems or difficulties of. The problem with the engine was soon sorted. |
| sort out | Arrange or order by classes or categories. |
| spread out | Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. |
| stratify | Of seeds be germinated by stratifying. Stratifying patients into well defined risk groups. |
| systematize | Arrange according to a system or reduce to a system. Systematize our scientific knowledge. |
| systemize | Arrange according to a system or reduce to a system. |
| tabulate | Shape or cut with a flat surface. The system is designed to enable users to extract analyse and tabulate data. |
| tidy | Put (things or places) in order. She paused briefly to tidy her hair. |
| type | Identify as belonging to a certain type. Type the acceptance letter please. |
| arrange | Arrange thoughts ideas temporal events. Arrange my schedule. |
| assort | Keep company with; hang out with. The chromosomes of the father and the mother assort into 23 pairs. |
| bump | In a race gain a bump against. If no one responds after 24 hours you can bump your thread. |
| categorize | Place in a particular class or group. Children learn early on to categorize. |
| category | A general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme. The various categories of research. |
| codify | Organize into a code or system, such as a body of law. This would codify existing intergovernmental cooperation on drugs. |
| compare | Qualities that are comparable. We compared notes after we had both seen the movie. |
| corps | A body of people engaged in a particular activity. Diplomatic corps. |
| defame | Charge falsely or with malicious intent. The journalists have defamed me. |
| degrade | Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth. Vast areas of natural habitats have been degraded. |
| demote | Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. The head of the army was demoted to deputy defence secretary. |
| distinguish | Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. We distinguish several kinds of maple. |
| encode | (of a gene) be responsible for producing (a substance or behaviour. Encode pictures digitally. |
| equal | A person who is of equal standing with another in a group. On equal terms. |
| exile | Expel from a country. The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government s actions. |
| group | Arrange into a group or groups. A methyl group. |
| identify | Identify as in botany or biology for example. A system that ensures that the pupil's real needs are identified. |
| newly | Only just; recently. A newly arranged hairdo. |
| organize | Form (a number of people) into a trade union or other political group. Julie organized food and drink for the band. |
| pigeonhole | Put a document in a pigeonhole. He pigeonholed his charts and notes. |
| rank | Give someone or something a rank or place within a grading system. He was fined and reduced to the ranks. |
| recognized | Provided with a secure reputation. A recognized authority. |
| relegate | Assign to a class or kind. United were relegated to division two. |
| reorganize | Organize anew, as after a setback. We have to reorganize the entire workload. |
| separate | Separated according to race sex class or religion. The two pieces that we had glued separated. |
| sort | A person of a specified nature. The problem with the engine was soon sorted. |
| stereotype | View or represent as a stereotype. I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European. |
| structure | Give a structure to. Artists must study the structure of the human body. |
| systematize | Arrange according to an organized system; make systematic. Systematize our scientific knowledge. |
| variously | In several or different ways. His early successes can be variously accounted for. |
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