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

Prosecutors originally charged Cintula with premeditated murder but they later reclassified the shooting as a "terror" attack, citing his political motivation.

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To that point, Alexander said they never discussed Stewart skipping his senior year and reclassifying to the class of 2025.

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True freshman RJ Sermons was one of the more coveted cornerback prospects in America, when he reclassified in the spring to enroll at USC a year early.

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Seeing them as they truly were enabled the scientists to reclassify them as a separate – more advanced group of human.

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Bowman, the USC commit who reclassified from junior to senior to begin his college career next year, finally got the opportunity to show off his receiving skills.

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