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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At a talk at the Arkansas Attorney General’s office in Little Rock, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that reclassifying contraband cellphones as unauthorized could sidestep the rule.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, during a visit to Ecuador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that two gangs were being reclassified as foreign terrorist organizations.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The research team is calling for Chagas disease to be reclassified from nonendemic to endemic.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Feaster, who reclassified to the class of 2026, said he’d been contacted by agents since middle school.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, during a visit to Ecuador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that two gangs were being reclassified as foreign terrorist organizations.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The research team is calling for Chagas disease to be reclassified from nonendemic to endemic.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Feaster, who reclassified to the class of 2026, said he’d been contacted by agents since middle school.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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