v.
Pronunciation: ' kla-s ə - ˌ f ī
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Date: 1799
1 : to arrange in classes < classify ing books according to subject matter>
2 : to assign (as a document) to a category
– clas · si · fi · able \ ˌ kla-s ə - ' f ī - ə -b ə l \ adjective