classify
/ˈklæsɪfaɪ/
verb
- To arrange or organize things into groups based on shared characteristics.
- We need to classify these documents by date.
- The librarian will classify the new books by genre.
- Biologists classify animals into species and genera.
- To mark information as secret or restricted for security reasons.
- Only authorized personnel can classify documents as top secret.
- The government decided to classify the report for national security.
- They had to classify the data to prevent leaks.
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