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einstufen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • classify verb To sort into groups or categories based on shared traits.
  • designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  • relegate verb Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

Senses

einstufen is used for these senses in English:

  • classify to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
  • designate To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
  • relegate (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.
  • relegate Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.

classify — full definition

  1. verb To sort into groups or categories based on shared traits.
  2. verb To officially mark information as secret.

designate — full definition

  1. verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  2. adj Chosen for a role but not yet officially holding it.

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