reclassify
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reclassify
(ˌriːˈklæsɪfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
to classify something again, into a different category or classification from its previous one
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re•clas•si•fy
(riˈklæs əˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to classify anew.
2. to alter the security classification of.
[1915–20]
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reclassify
Past participle: reclassified
Gerund: reclassifying
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Verb | 1. | reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" |
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