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verb [T] /ɡreɪd/Definition
C1 to separate people or things into different levels of quality, size, importance, etc.: The fruit is washed and then graded by size. The books are graded according to the difficulty of the language.Classifying and creating order C1 US (UK mark) to give a score to a student's piece of work: to grade work/papersAnalysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating value
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- arrange verb (PUT IN POSITION)
- arrangement noun (POSITION)
- catalogue verb
- categorize verb
- classification noun
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- organize verb (MAKE A SYSTEM)
- organized adjective (USING SYSTEM)
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