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classify - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
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class,
sort,
assort,
separate |
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categorise,
categorize place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"
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compare examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
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unitise,
unitize separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency"
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catalog,
catalogue make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives"
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isolate place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
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refer think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"
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reclassify classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species"
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size make to a size; bring to a suitable size
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dichotomise,
dichotomize divide into two opposing groups or kinds
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pigeonhole,
stamp,
stereotype treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
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group arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
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grade determine the grade of or assign a grade to
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count,
number include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
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classify - declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents" |
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declassify lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents"
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restrict place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
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