isolate vs classify

isolate and classify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, classify is a hypernym of isolate; that is, classify is a word with a broader meaning than isolate:

Other hypernyms of isolate include assort, class, separate, sort, sort out.

isolate (verb)	classify (verb)
place or set apart	arrange or order by classes or categories
obtain in pure form	assign to a class or kind
set apart from others	declare unavailable, as for security reasons
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them