v. To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
v. To declare something a secret, especially a government secret
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To arrange in a class or classes; arrange or group in sets, sorts, or ranks according to some method founded on common characteristics in the objects so arranged.
Synonyms See class, transitive verb
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v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons
v. arrange or order by classes or categories
v. assign to a class or kind
Word Usage
"When the local board reopens the registrant's classification, it shall consider the new information which it has received and shall again classify the registrant in the same manner as if he had never before been classified."