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reclassify

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To classify again; to give a new classification to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reclass

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To change the graduation year of (a student) by reclassification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reclass

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

classify anew, change the previous classification

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English classify English reclassify From re- + classify.