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
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UCHealth spokesman Dan Weaver said the system asked the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to reclassify its hospitals in 2023 because of concerns the federal government could determine the whole provider tax program is out of compliance, not as a way to bring in more money.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
Boxer Mike Tyson joined other athletes in pressuring President Donald Trump to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
And a year later, at the urging of her daughters, Nancy’s case was reclassified as a homicide.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
This year, many of these areas were reclassified as moderate or high hazard, with the very high fire hazard zones being kept to mostly south of Highway 9 and in two portions of the western hills.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
Boxer Mike Tyson joined other athletes in pressuring President Donald Trump to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
And a year later, at the urging of her daughters, Nancy’s case was reclassified as a homicide.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
This year, many of these areas were reclassified as moderate or high hazard, with the very high fire hazard zones being kept to mostly south of Highway 9 and in two portions of the western hills.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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