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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Voting rights An Oklahoma law expands voting privileges to people who have been convicted of felonies but had their sentences discharged or commuted, including commutations for crimes that have been reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
As investigations progress, new evidence can lead to the recall being reclassified into a more serious category.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In May 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reclassified the Florida manatee from endangered to threatened.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
California’s government is not achieving results, and our disenchantment manifested in the vote to overwhelmingly adopt Proposition 36, for example, which reclassifies some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies.
—Bob Stonebrook, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
As investigations progress, new evidence can lead to the recall being reclassified into a more serious category.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In May 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reclassified the Florida manatee from endangered to threatened.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
California’s government is not achieving results, and our disenchantment manifested in the vote to overwhelmingly adopt Proposition 36, for example, which reclassifies some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies.
—Bob Stonebrook, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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