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

Concerns were triggered after China’s three telecom operators announced changes to VAT treatment, with some telecom services reclassified into higher tax bracket, lifting VAT to 9% from 6%.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the middle of a villain era, good people can feel like members of an endangered species reclassified as huntable and left to fend for themselves.

From Salon

Scotts is reclassifying Hawthorne as discontinued operations and said the deal wouldn’t affect its full-year guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

Then there’s “tariff engineering” — the practice of modifying a product’s design to get it reclassified and thus pay a lower rate of tariff.

From MarketWatch