reclassify

American  

[ree-klas-uh-fahy] / riˈklæs əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

reclassified, reclassifying

1. to classify anew.

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

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Other Word Forms

• reclassification noun

Etymology

Origin of reclassify

First recorded in 1915–20; re- + classify

Example Sentences

On Jan. 6, the FDA reclassified the recall as Class I — its highest numerical designation.

From Salon

The Chávez government reclassified some of the country’s heaviest and harder-to-refine oil as proved, and the reserves jumped in the late 2000s.

From MarketWatch

The Chávez government reclassified some of the country’s heaviest and harder-to-refine oil as proved, and the reserves jumped in the late 2000s.

From MarketWatch

Beach hut owners say they are looking into the legal basis of plans to reclassify their huts as second homes for the purposes of council tax.

From BBC

By reclassifying the country’s Orinoco Belt heavy oil as “proved,” Venezuela’s reserves jumped sharply in the late 2000s under former president Hugo Chavez.

From Barron's