classify
[verb]
Synonyms: categorize, arrange, catalogue, grade, pigeonhole, rank, sort, systematize, tabulate

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English Thesaurus: arrange, organize, order, classify, set out, ...

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clas‧si‧fy /ˈklæsəfaɪ, ˈklæsɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle classified, present participle classifying, third person singular classifies) [transitive]

1. to decide what group something belongs to ⇒ classification
classify something as/under something
In law, beer is classified as a food product.
We’d classify Drabble’s novels under ‘Romance’.
Families are classified according to the father’s occupation.

2. to regard people or things as belonging to a particular group because they have similar qualities ⇒ classification:
As a musician, Cage is hard to classify.
—classifiable adjective

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arrange to put things in a particular order or position:
I like the way you’ve arranged the room.
a group of numbers arranged in any order
organize to arrange things in order according to a system, so that they are more effective or easier to use:
The book is organized into three sections.
How is the equipment organized?
order to arrange a group of things so that one comes after the other in a particular order:
The books are ordered according to title.
classify to arrange things in groups, and give each group a title:
The towns were classified according to population size.
set out to arrange a group of things on the floor, on a table, on a shelf etc, ready to be used:
If we set out the chairs now, they’ll be ready for tonight’s meeting.
be laid out to be arranged according to a particular plan – used especially about cities, buildings, and pages:
Kyoto is laid out according to a grid system.
fix/fix up especially British English spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else:
John had fixed up for me to give a talk.
I’ve fixed an appointment for you at the doctor’s.
set a time/date (also fix a time/date British English) to arrange for something to happen at a particular time or on a particular day:
Have you set a date for the wedding yet?
We fixed a time for me to visit.
reserve/book to arrange to stay in a place, go to a theatre, travel on a plane etc:
I’ve booked the flight to Zurich.
He had reserved a table at the restaurant.
take care of/make the arrangements to arrange all the details of an event:
Uncle James is making all the funeral arrangements.

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