classify
UK/'klæsifai/US
IELTSTOEFLGREB1
Definitions
v.
To arrange people or things into groups according to shared characteristics.
把……分类；归类。
v.
To designate (information) as officially secret.
把（信息）定为机密；列为保密。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedclassi (class) + -fy (from facere, 'to make') = 'to make into classes,' i.e. to sort things into groups. Two senses share this: scientists classify species (assign to a category), and governments classify documents (assign a secrecy rank — hence 'classified information').
Root class still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.classify as归类为
- 2.classify into分门别类
- 3.classify information把信息定密
- 4.classify species对物种分类
Example Sentences
- 1.
Botanists classify plants according to their flowers and leaves.
- 2.
The report was classified as top secret by the government.
- 3.
How would you classify this kind of music?