assign vs classify

assign and classify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assign	No	No	Yes	No
classify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, classify is a hyponym of assign; that is, classify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assign:

Other hyponyms of assign include relegate.

assign (verb)	classify (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	arrange or order by classes or categories
attribute or credit to	assign to a class or kind
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	declare unavailable, as for security reasons
attribute or give
transfer one's right to
give out
make undue claims to having
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)