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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That could change soon, though, as the U.S Department of Justice recently proposed reclassifying marijuana.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
That’s largely why Trump and his allies were so hell-bent on reclassifying all civil servants as at-will employees—and why the Biden administration’s preemptive move to impede any such reclassification was widely hailed by those alarmed by the prospects of a second Trump presidency.
—Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Broadband classified as telecommunications The FCC's net neutrality order reclassified broadband as telecommunications, which makes Internet service subject to common-carrier regulations under Title II.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
More:Biden moves to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
That’s largely why Trump and his allies were so hell-bent on reclassifying all civil servants as at-will employees—and why the Biden administration’s preemptive move to impede any such reclassification was widely hailed by those alarmed by the prospects of a second Trump presidency.
—Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Broadband classified as telecommunications The FCC's net neutrality order reclassified broadband as telecommunications, which makes Internet service subject to common-carrier regulations under Title II.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
More:Biden moves to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2024
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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