reclassify

ˌriːˈklæsɪfaɪ

reclassifiedreclassifies

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Definition of reclassify - Reverso English Dictionary

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grouping

Rare

assign a new category to something

Rare

The library decided to reclassify the old books.

reallocate

reassign

reorganize

education

Rare

change a student's graduation year

Rare

The school will reclassify him to graduate next year.

reallocate

reassign

reorganize

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Origin of reclassify

Latin, re (again) + classis (class)

Terms with reclassify included in their meaning

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upstage

medical

reclassify a disease to a higher stage

recategorize

reclassify

change the classification of something

recode

reclassify

assign a new code to something

Examples of reclassify in a sentence

They had to reclassify the documents for security reasons.
They decided to reclassify her to join the senior class.
The committee will reclassify students based on new criteria.

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French:reclasser, changer d'année de diplôme, ...
German:neu klassifizieren, umstufen, ...
Italian:riclassificare, ...
Spanish:reclasificar, cambiar de año, ...
Portuguese:reclassificar, mudar de ano, ...
Chinese:重新分类, 调整毕业年限, ...
Japanese:再分類する, 再設定する, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ تَصْنِيف, غَيَّرَ سَنَةَ التَّخَرُّجِ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַוֵּג מֵחָדָשׁ, לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת שְׁנַת הַסִּיּוּם, ...
Russian:переклассифицировать, перевести в другой класс, ...
Ukrainian:перекласифікувати, змінювати, ...
Hindi:नई श्रेणी में रखना, स्नातक वर्ष बदलना, ...
Bengali:পুনঃশ্রেণীবদ্ধ করা, পুনঃবিন্যাস করা, ...
Catalan:reclassificar, ...
Czech:překlasifikovat, změnit studentovi předpokládaný rok ukončení studia, ...
Danish:omklassificere, ændre afgangsår, ...
Dutch:herclassificeren, herindelen, ...
Greek:αναταξινομήσω, μεταφέρω τάξη, ...
Hungarian:átsorolni, a végzési évét megváltoztatni, ...
Khmer:ចាត់ថ្នាក់ឡើងវិញ, កែសម្រួលឆ្នាំបញ្ចប់ការសិក្សា, ...
Korean:재분류하다, 졸업 연도를 변경하다, ...
Persian:دوباره دسته‌بندی کرد, تغییر داد, ...
Polish:przeklasyfikować, zmienić rok ukończenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):reclassificar, alterar, ...
Romanian:a reclasifica, a schimba anul de absolvire, ...
Swedish:omklassificera, ändra examensår, ...
Thai:จัดหมวดหมู่ใหม่, เปลี่ยน, ...
Turkish:yeniden sınıflandırmak, mezuniyet yılını değiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:phân loại lại, thay đổi năm tốt nghiệp, ...

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