1. to assign to a different class or category

Examples

• The library decided to reclassify all the science fiction books under a new system.
• Scientists had to reclassify the planet after discovering new information about its composition.
• The company will reclassify these employees from part-time to full-time status.
• The government plans to reclassify certain documents from confidential to public.
• Researchers reclassified the species after DNA analysis revealed it was genetically distinct.
• The school district voted to reclassify the middle school as an elementary school.