classify

Verb

• assign to a class or kind
  • How should algae be classified?
    
  • People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
    

• declare unavailable, as for security reasons
  • Classify these documents
    

• arrange or order by classes or categories
  • How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  relegate , class , sort , assort , sort out , separate