subclassify

[ suhb-klas-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, sub·clas·si·fied, sub·clas·si·fy·ing.

1. to arrange in subclasses.

Other Words From

• subclas·si·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of subclassify¹

First recorded in 1905–10; sub- + classify

Example Sentences

The reigning discipline in biology was taxonomy, an elaborate attempt to classify and subclassify all living things into distinct categories: Kingdoms, Phylae, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, and Species.

From Literature

Through comprehensive molecular and integrative profiling, we identified novel genomic and proteomic characteristics that subclassify cervical cancers.

From Nature