classify

Universal Words verb (classifies, classifying, classified, classified) [VN] 1 to arrange sth in groups according to features that they have in common: The books in the library are classified according to subject. * Patients are classified into three categories. * All rural settlements were classified according to their size. * people classified by ethnic group * These can be classified under five headings. 2 ~ sb/sth as sth to decide which type or group sb/sth belongs to: Only eleven of these accidents were classified as major. * Would you classify it as a hard drug or a soft drug?