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Definition of reclassify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

reclassify

verb

NAmE//ˌriˈklæsəˌfaɪ//

reclassify somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they reclassify

he / she / it reclassifies

past simple reclassified

-ing form reclassifying

to put something in a different class or category The drug is to be reclassified after trials showed it to be more harmful than previously thought.

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