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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In November 2024, voters in California passed Proposition 36 which rolled back a 2014 law which reclassified theft under $950 as a misdemeanor.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration also has reclassified federal chief information officers, normally senior career employees with years of specialized knowledge, to be general employees subject to dismissal for political reasons.
—Richard Forno, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
As such, being reclassified as employees isn’t a particularly popular movement in the industry.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Musk and his lieutenants at DOGE are carrying out an unprecedented effort to reduce federal spending, moving through agencies and personnel offices and recommending that thousands of civil servants be reclassified, and in some cases, fired.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration also has reclassified federal chief information officers, normally senior career employees with years of specialized knowledge, to be general employees subject to dismissal for political reasons.
—Richard Forno, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
As such, being reclassified as employees isn’t a particularly popular movement in the industry.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Musk and his lieutenants at DOGE are carrying out an unprecedented effort to reduce federal spending, moving through agencies and personnel offices and recommending that thousands of civil servants be reclassified, and in some cases, fired.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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