reclassify vs classify

reclassify and classify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reclassify	No	No	Yes	No
classify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, classify is a hypernym of reclassify; that is, classify is a word with a broader meaning than reclassify:

Other hypernyms of reclassify include assort, class, separate, sort, sort out.

reclassify (verb)	classify (verb)
classify anew, change the previous classification	arrange or order by classes or categories
	assign to a class or kind
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons