SuaviloquyToday’s word

classify

Classify, v. t. [imp. & pp. Classified; p. pr. & vb. n. Classifying.]

Etymology: [L. classis class +

To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrnge in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.

Syn. -- To arrange; distibute; rank.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists classify only as an antonym, under displace.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms