recategorize

verb

re·cat·e·go·rize | \(ˌ)rē-ˈka-ti-gə-ˌrīz

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recategorized; recategorizing; recategorizes

Definition of recategorize

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: 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

Other Words from recategorize

recategorization \ (ˌ)rē-ˌka-ti-gə-rə-ˈzā-shən

\ 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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