recategorize
verb
re·cat·e·go·rize
(ˌ)rē-ˈka-ti-gə-ˌrīz 
recategorized; recategorizing; recategorizes
: to put into a different category : reclassify
recategorized the drug as a controlled substance
Neptune is the eighth and furthest planet from the Sun, since Pluto was recategorized as a dwarf planet.—
James L. Chen
James L. Chen
recategorization
noun
plural recategorizations
Nye supported the recategorization of Pluto by the International Astronomical Union. Its makeup more closely matches a comet, he said.
—Mark Bennett
Mark Bennett
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In 2000, it was identified as Rhabdophis nuchalis and a year later, recategorized again as Rhabdophis guangdongensis, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
From ‘impact’ to ‘culture’ to ’retention’ and ‘wellbeing’ - the titles of chief diversity officers, and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officers are now being recategorized at an alarming rate with new words, acronyms and language.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The proposal would follow a Department of Justice recommendation and lead the DEA to take public comments on a plan to recategorize marijuana.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
When mistakes are low-consequence, smart leaders recategorize errors as learning opportunities, evolutionary misguidance and situational myopia rather than doling out errors with penalties and professional purgatory.
—Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
In California, lawmakers passed legislation requiring ride-hailing giants to recategorize drivers as employees and not contractors (which Uber and Lyft fought with a ballot initiative that was overturned last month).
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2021
Under the order’s terms, White House officials could recategorize Fauci as a Schedule F employee and then dismiss him, effectively stripping him of his ability to appeal against his own removal.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 22 Oct. 2020
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
From ‘impact’ to ‘culture’ to ’retention’ and ‘wellbeing’ - the titles of chief diversity officers, and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officers are now being recategorized at an alarming rate with new words, acronyms and language.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The proposal would follow a Department of Justice recommendation and lead the DEA to take public comments on a plan to recategorize marijuana.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
When mistakes are low-consequence, smart leaders recategorize errors as learning opportunities, evolutionary misguidance and situational myopia rather than doling out errors with penalties and professional purgatory.
—Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
In California, lawmakers passed legislation requiring ride-hailing giants to recategorize drivers as employees and not contractors (which Uber and Lyft fought with a ballot initiative that was overturned last month).
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2021
Under the order’s terms, White House officials could recategorize Fauci as a Schedule F employee and then dismiss him, effectively stripping him of his ability to appeal against his own removal.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 22 Oct. 2020
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“Recategorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recategorize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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