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Verb classify has 3 senses

classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
--₁ is one way to categorize, categorise

Derived forms: noun class₆, noun class₈, noun class₁, noun classification₂, noun classification₃, noun classification₁, noun classifier₁, noun class₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
classify - declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"
--₂ is one way to restrict
Antonyms: declassify

Derived form: noun classification₄
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue classify the movie
relegate, classify - assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
--₃ is one way to assign, attribute

Derived forms: noun class₆, noun class₁, noun class₄, noun classification₂, noun classification₃, noun classification₁, noun classifier₂, noun classifier₁, noun class₈
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP