1. past tense and past participle of reclassify; to assign to a different class or category

Examples

• The document was reclassified as confidential.
• Several employees were reclassified to higher pay grades.
• The species was reclassified after new genetic evidence emerged.
• The library reclassified all fiction books by publication date.
• His position was reclassified from part-time to full-time.
• The government reclassified the area as a protected zone.