SINCE 1828
recategorize
verb
re·cat·e·go·rize
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(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
Other words from recategorize
recategorization
\(ˌ)rē-ˌka-ti-gə-rə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
plural recategorizations
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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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