Meanings
present singular third person reclassifies · participle present reclassifying · participle past reclassified · past reclassified
- transitiveTo 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 29Synonyms: reclass
- transitiveeducationTo change the graduation year of (a student) by reclassification.
Synonyms: reclass
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo classify again; to give a new classification to.
verbTo change the graduation year of (a student) by reclassification.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishclassify
- Englishreclassify
Cite this entry
reclassify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclassify
“reclassify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclassify. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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