reclassify
verb
re·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
reclassified; reclassifying; reclassifies
: to move from one class, classification, or category to another : to classify again
… in the 1980s, amphetamines were reclassified as controlled substances, which restricted their availability.—
Stephen Rae
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In April 2025, the diagnosis was reclassified as PSP, for which there is currently no cure.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The chief confirmed McFadden is still a person of interest in Sage’s case, which was reclassified as a homicide in 2016.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
Half of the score is measured using the percent of students passing Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards and the percent of students reclassified to no longer need English language learning.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
By reclassifying apartment buildings with 30 units or more from residential to commercial properties, as Worrell’s proposal seeks to do, tax rates for those property owners would more than double.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The chief confirmed McFadden is still a person of interest in Sage’s case, which was reclassified as a homicide in 2016.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
Half of the score is measured using the percent of students passing Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards and the percent of students reclassified to no longer need English language learning.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
By reclassifying apartment buildings with 30 units or more from residential to commercial properties, as Worrell’s proposal seeks to do, tax rates for those property owners would more than double.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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