to reclassify
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- verb
- /ˌriːˈklæsɪfaɪ/
- Due to new evidence, the scientists must reclassify the previously thought extinct species as still present in the ecosystem.
- reclassify an area
- reclassified as a category
- reclassified variables
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Watch on YouTubeAnd at the beginning of January, as soon as they heard coronavirus was circulating, they, they, those countries reclassified it as a poison.
- And at the beginning of January, as soon as they heard coronavirus was circulating, they, they, those countries reclassified it as a poison.
- Look up NMN and FDA, you'll find some interesting reading about why they want to reclassify it.
Examples
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After reviewing the findings, the committee decided to reclassify the animal from endangered to critically endangered.
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Regardless of the type of disability, students with more severe disabilities may be reclassified today.
Academic text (2000) -
Also of interest, there's a movement now within the field of mental health to reclassify eating disorders as food addiction.
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In New York, the cloth is reclassified as fashion, as ethnic, as exotic.
Academic text (1997) -
The answer was even simpler: the FCC had to reclassify broadband providers as common carriers.
Academic text (2016) -
Therefore, the FCC just needs to provide an adequate explanation for reclassifying broadband providers as common carriers.
Academic text (2016) -
Certain amounts in the 2000 comparative information have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
Academic text (2001) -
After all the data were coded, the categories were reclassified into three levels approximating levels of cognitive development.
Academic text (1992) -
Slightly more women in the physical activity study group were reclassified as non-binge eaters at the follow-up point.
Academic text (2015) -
The island's long-dormant volcano, reclassified as active, has shown considerable unrest in recent months.
Synonyms
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To put things or people into groups by what they have in common
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Put something into a certain group or class
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To give something a new name
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To put something into a different group
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Give something a new score after checking it
To sort things again into new groups or order
Antonyms
How Thorough
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- Specialized
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3.0
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reclassify starts with re- meaning 'again' and uses class meaning 'group' or 'category', like a school class, and -ify meaning 'make'. So to reclassify is to put something into a different group or make it part of a group again, which is why we use it when items change category after new information.