classify
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈklæsɪfaɪ/ usto divide people or things into groups according to their characteristics:
classify sb/sth as sth A screen-printing firm can have as many as 500 employees and still be classified as a small business.
classify sb/sth by sth Imports are now classified by country of despatch, rather than country of origin.
classify sb/sth into sth We've classified total expenditure into two major categories, (a) Current expenditure (b) Development expenditure.