reclassifyPronunciation: /riːˈklasɪfʌɪ/Definition of reclassify verb (reclassifies, reclassifying, reclassified) [with object] assign to a different class or category:what was previously tax relief may be reclassified as government expenditure (in South Africa during the apartheid era) officially assign (someone) to a different legally defined ethnic group. Derivatives reclassificationPronunciation: /-fɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun reclassify in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of reclassify in the US English dictionary