Etymology

From re- +‎ classifyCategory:English terms prefixed with re-#CLASSIFY.

Verb

reclassify (third-person singular simple present reclassifies, present participle reclassifying, simple past and past participle reclassified)Category:English lemmas#RECLASSIFYCategory:English verbs#RECLASSIFYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RECLASSIFYCategory:Pages with entries#RECLASSIFYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#RECLASSIFY

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RECLASSIFY) To classify again; to give a new classification to.

   Synonym: reclass

   • 2021 February 10, “Fleet News: CrossCountry boosts capacity by extending two-car Class 170/5s”, in RAIL, number 924, page 29:

     Two-car CrossCountry Class 170/5 diesel multiple units are being extended to three-car formations and reclassified as Class 170/6s, to boost capacity on the Birmingham-Stansted Airport route. So far, two have been reformed by Arriva TrainCare at Bristol Barton Hill and put back into traffic.

     Category:English terms with quotations#RECLASSIFY

2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#RECLASSIFY, educationCategory:en:Education#RECLASSIFY) To change the graduation year of (a student) by reclassification.

   Synonym: reclass