declassify

[dee-klas-uh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

declassified, declassifying 

1. to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc.

declassify

/ diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to release (a document or information) from the security list

Other Word Forms

• declassifiable adjective
• declassification noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of declassify¹

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + classify

Example Sentences

That is true, and it’s the best 10 seconds of this documentary, but viewers won’t know what to make of it without the declassified evidence.

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Ms. Machado calls on all nations to “declassify and disclose the information they have about the regime’s criminal dealings, financial crimes, and economic enablers. Make it public.”

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The changes are made starkly clear in comparisons by conservation start-up The TreeMap's Nusantara Atlas project, which paired declassified Cold War-era US spy images of the island with recent satellite photos.

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A declassified memo by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence found no evidence of widespread cooperation between Maduro’s government and the gang.

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When she's not combing through declassified documents, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and bird watching with her two boys.

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Related Words

• publicize