Meaning

3 senses

  1. To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

    Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?

    einordnen, einstufen, unterteilen

    классифици́роватьklassificírovatʹ

    класифікува́тиklasyfikuváty

  2. To declare something a secret, especially a government secret

    They decided to classify that information.

    als vertraulich / geheim einstufen

    засекре́чиватьzasekréčivatʹ, засекре́титьzasekrétitʹ

    засекре́чуватиzasekréčuvaty, засекре́титиzasekrétyty

    declare unavailable, as for security reasons

  3. To make classy

Examples

64 sentences

  1. Tom has been accused of selling classified information.

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  2. This document is classified.

    deDieses Dokument steht unter Verschluss.

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  3. This data is classified.

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  4. That matter is classified.

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  5. We can't reveal classified information.

    ruМы не можем разглашать секретную информацию.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
identify or divide into classes:
declare secret:
Русский
By meaning 2
identify or divide into classes:
declare secret:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
identify or divide into classes:
declare secret:

Origin

From French classifier. By surface analysis, class + -ify.

From French classifier. By surface analysis, class + -ify.

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Forms

classifies, classifying, classified, classified
Base formclassify · to classify
3rd person singularclassifies
Present participleclassifying
Past simpleclassified
Past participleclassified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyclassify
he, she, itclassifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsclassified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave classified
he, she, ithas classified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill classify

Synonyms

25 synonyms
brandA2castB2ticketA1classC1categorizeB1distributeB1divideA2estimateB1evaluateB2judgeA1labelB2measureB1pegB2sortB2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
to declare a secret:declassify

Word family

22 related words
RelatedclassC1classificationB2arrangeB1distributeB1rankB1guessA1indexB2alphabetizeclassificatoryclassifier
Derivedautoclassifyclassifiabledisclassifyinterclassifymisclassifyoverclassifypreclassifyreclassifysubclassifytransclassifyunclassifyunderclassify

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
classicallyclassificationB2classifiedclasslessclassmateA1classroomA1classyC1
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