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
Stephen Raereclassify the product to boost sales
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Residents had lobbied their representatives to reclassify the property for non-industrial use, shielding the neighborhood from the storage houses and truck yards sprawling across the eastern edges of the neighborhood.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
Plans to reclassify the drug initially emerged last month.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 16 May 2024
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
Plans to reclassify the drug initially emerged last month.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for reclassify
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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