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From classe +‎ -ificar.

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classificar (first-person singular present classifico, first-person singular preterite classifiquí, past participle classificat)

  1. (transitive) to classify
  2. (transitive) to qualify

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Etymology edit

From classe +‎ -ificar.

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  • Hyphenation: clas‧si‧fi‧car

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classificar (first-person singular present classifico, first-person singular preterite classifiquei, past participle classificado)

  1. (transitive) to classify; to sort; to rank; to grade (to divide into classes)
    Os professores vão classificar os estudantes em espertos e burros.The teachers will divide the students between smart ones and stupid ones.
  2. (transitive) to classify (to declare secret)
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em) to place (to earn a given spot in a competition)
    Ela se classificou em quarto lugar na corrida.She placed fourth in the race.
  4. (Brazil) (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with em) to qualify (to earn a spot in the next round of a competition)
    Synonym: (Portugal) qualificar
    Ela se classificou na corrida, mas eu não.She qualified in the race, but I didn’t.

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