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reclassify en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English classify English reclassify From re- + classify.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To classify again; to give a new classification to.
    • Two-car CrossCountry Class 170/5 diesel multiple units are being extended to three-car formations and reclassified as Class 170/6s, to boost capacity on the Birmingham-Stansted Airport route. So far, two have been reformed by Arriva TrainCare at Bristol Barton Hill and put back into traffic. 2021 February 10, “Fleet News: CrossCountry boosts capacity by extending two-car Class 170/5s”, in RAIL, number 924, page 29:
  2. (transitive) To change the graduation year of (a student) by reclassification.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
reclassified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reclassified Tense=Past lexicographic
reclassifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reclassifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

reclassification · reclassifier

Synonyms

reclass · reclass