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subclassify

subclassify verb: to classify into a subclass.

Verb

subclassify (third-person singular simple present subclassifies, present participle subclassifying, simple past and past participle subclassified)

  1. (transitive) To classify into a subclass.

Forms of subclassify

third-person singular presentsubclassifies
present participlesubclassifying
past participlesubclassified
pastsubclassified

Origin of subclassify

From sub- + classify.

Questions about subclassify

What does subclassify mean?
Subclassify means to classify into a subclass.
What part of speech is subclassify?
Subclassify is a verb.
What is the past tense of subclassify?
The past tense of subclassify is subclassified.

Words near subclassify in the dictionary

  1. subclassifications
  2. subclassified
  3. subclassifier
  4. subclassifiers
  5. subclassifies
  6. subclassify
  7. subclassifying
  8. subclassing
  9. subclausal
  10. subclause
  11. subclaused

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