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💻 To create a subclass 🔬 To divide further
to subclassify

to subclassify

7.3
To put something into a smaller group inside a larger one
  • verb
  • /ˌsʌbˈklæsɪˌfaɪ/
translation icon : subclasificar
  • The biologist subclassified the different species into more specific categories for the study.

Examples

  • Patients were subclassified into age groups.

    Academic text (2010)

  • They are subclassified as microcystic, macrocystic, and mixed.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The systemic form is subclassified as primary, secondary, hereditary, and amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Age: two primary age groups (40 and 41 yr), further subclassified into five secondary groups (15 yr, 16 to 30, 31 to 45, 46 to 60, and 61).

    Academic text (2005)

  • In the research paper, the authors subclassified the diseases based on severity into mild, moderate, and severe.

  • For clarity, the survey responses were subclassified by demographic factors such as age and income level.

Antonyms

to generalize
  • US
41 4.2

To form a general idea from one or a few examples

How Specific

to subclassify
7.3
to subdivide
8 4.2
to classify
110 3.4

Surface Forms

subclassify infinitive
subclassified past
subclassified past participle
subclassifying present participle
subclassifies third person singular

Morphology

subclassify = classify (transparent) = sub + class + ify

This is a straightforward extension of classify meaning to sort into a more specific subcategory.

Etymology

Subclassify combines sub- meaning 'under' and classify meaning 'to put into a class'. Think of putting an item into a small box inside a bigger box: to subclassify is to place something into a smaller, more specific group within a larger group.