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

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

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