declassify

[ dee-klas-uh-fahy ]
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verb (used with object),de·clas·si·fied, de·clas·si·fy·ing.
  1. to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc.: Compare classification (def. 5).

Origin of declassify

1
First recorded in 1860–65; de- + classify

Other words from declassify

  • de·clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
  • de·clas·si·fi·ca·tion [dee-klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn], /diˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for declassify

declassify

/ (diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. (tr) to release (a document or information) from the security list

Derived forms of declassify

  • declassifiable, adjective
  • declassification, noun

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