"recategorize" meaning in English

See recategorize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recategorizes [present, singular, third-person], recategorizing [participle, present], recategorized [participle, past], recategorized [past]
Etymology: re- + categorize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|categorize}} re- + categorize Head templates: {{en-verb}} recategorize (third-person singular simple present recategorizes, present participle recategorizing, simple past and past participle recategorized)
  1. To categorize again, to put in a new or different category. Synonyms: recategorise
    Sense id: en-recategorize-en-verb-rXdClV5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

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