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re·cat·e·go·rize | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈka-ti-gə-ˌrīz 
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\recategorized; recategorizing; recategorizes
Definition of recategorize
: to put into a different category : reclassify recategorized the drug as a controlled substance Neptune is the eighth and furthest planet from the Sun, since Pluto was recategorized as a dwarf planet.— James L. Chen
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recategorization \ (ˌ)rē-ˌka-ti-gə-rə-ˈzā-shən \ noun, plural recategorizations
\ noun, plural recategorizations
Nye supported the recategorization of Pluto by the International Astronomical Union. Its makeup more closely matches a comet, he said. — Mark Bennett
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The first known use of recategorize was in 1917
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