reclassify

[ree-klas-uh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

reclassified, reclassifying 

1. to classify anew.

2. to change the security classification of (information, a document, etc.).

Other Word Forms

• reclassification noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reclassify¹

First recorded in 1915–20; re- + classify

Example Sentences

Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global Ratings have edged closer to reclassifying the company’s bonds as junk debt.

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Presumably, funds reclassified as unrestricted at the end of one year to make the financial filing look good may have had their restricted status restored at the start of the next year.

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It needs to borrow billions more for its spending spree, prompting Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global Ratings to edge closer to reclassifying Oracle’s bonds as junk debt.

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Namewee, who denies charges of illegal drug use and possession for which he was granted bail, is now back in custody to "assist in the investigation", police said after reclassifying her death as murder.

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"So part of Pornhub's 'missing' UK audience hasn't vanished - it's being reclassified as non‑UK traffic."

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