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
Stephen Raereclassify the product to boost sales
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The committee said exempting tips from taxation would also lead employers and workers to reclassify wages as tips where possible.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Proposition 47 reclassified some felony drug and theft offenses under $950 as misdemeanors.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
But in April, the Biden administration moved to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 17 June 2024
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reclassified the devices as machine guns in 2018 and, based on the earlier law, barred people from buying or owning them.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Proposition 47 reclassified some felony drug and theft offenses under $950 as misdemeanors.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
But in April, the Biden administration moved to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 17 June 2024
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reclassified the devices as machine guns in 2018 and, based on the earlier law, barred people from buying or owning them.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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