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?
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for classify is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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