declass
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of declass
From the French word déclasser, dating back to 1885–90. See de-, class
Example Sentences
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He had more enemies than any President ever had, including Declass�, himself another staunch Dreyfusard, in whose talents as a diplomatist he had such confidence.
From Project Gutenberg
In 1905 Declass� had had to go because the German Emperor wished it.
From Project Gutenberg
And finally, I sometimes fancy that the drama must have taken place as follows: A man, a suspicious character, a declass�, hears or discovers that there are important political documents in my house.
From Project Gutenberg
Mary Richards' chic office wear is declass�; this year's line consists of tank tops and tight jeans.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the somewhat declass� Lady Marjorie, she is epigrammatically but insistently prudish about her love affair with the brilliant, married lawyer who flayed her in the divorce court.
From Time Magazine Archive
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